Police minister Bheki Cele says more than 4,800 police officers have been deployed to KwaZulu-Natal to assist with law enforcement- and clean-up operations.
Cele provided an update on the current security situation in the province and said the law enforcement officers would be doing duty in the province for the next few weeks.
The Minister says more than 28,000 people have already been assisted, between 8 and 19 April.
Meanwhile, authorities in KZN adjusted the official death toll due to the floods.
The latest confirmed death toll now stands at 435.
Fifty-four people are still missing.
Get the latest flood-related updates here.
Follow the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government’s latest updates on Twitter.
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Statement by Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala @sziks giving the latest update on the response to the floods in the province delivered at the Disaster Monitoring Centre Public Works Mayville on 24 April 2022
Statement available: https://t.co/bO5dC35liJ#KZNFloods pic.twitter.com/nnwB0N6Zbh
— KZN Provincial Gov (@kzngov) April 24, 2022
