Duma to reveal plan for evicted flood victims
Flood victims evicted from a Durban hotel say the experience of being homeless has taken a mental toll on them.
More than 100 people were evicted from Bayside hotel this week, following delayed payments by KZN Human Settlements.
The victims are from different parts of eThekwini and some of them have been displaced since the April 2022 floods.
On Thursday, the department moved them to another facility.
Sibongile Mkhize, a 2022 flood victim and member of the KZN Flood Victims Committee, says the repeated relocations have been hard.
She says despite promises, the government has yet to provide houses.
" No one provides counselling for flood victims. The government just dumps people anywhere and thinks that's fine. I know a mother who lost three children in the floods and their bodies were never recovered. Just imagine what she is going through."
Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma is expected to announce a way forward on Sunday.
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