CAPE TOWN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- A national disaster has been declared in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province after recent devastating floods killed 101 people and caused widespread destruction.
"The South African government has officially declared a national disaster in response to the widespread destruction caused by the severe weather, following a comprehensive assessment of the ongoing crisis," said Zolile Williams, Eastern Cape's member of the Executive Council for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, in a statement issued Thursday by the provincial government.
