More rescue and recovery teams dispatched to Mthatha

More rescue and recovery teams have been dispatched to Mthatha in the Eastern Cape to beef up the teams that have been working in the area since last week searching for flood victims.

So far 90 people have reportedly  died in the floods that left a trail of destruction in Mthata and Butterworth.

On Sunday, Emergency Service teams recovered two more bodies. A National Day of Mourning has been scheduled for Thursday.

[WATCH] Humanitarian aid organisation, Gift of the Givers says it has joined forces with national police and the Eastern Cape government as search operations continue following last week’s deadly floods.

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“A National Day of Mourning has been scheduled for this Thursday. Rescue teams who’ve worked tirelessly on the rescue mission need to rest. The first team will be departing now and a replacement team has already joined us. We will proceed with the search until we are satisfied with leaving no stone unturned and everything is under control. We will have an interval of teams coming and going until Wednesday as per instructions from the captain,” says Rescue and recovery team leader, Robert Masibulele.

[WATCH] Commenting on the Eastern Cape floods, Deputy President Mashatile says the government is intervening to assist affected communities, adding that in the long run, efforts will be made to relocate people from flood-prone areas. pic.twitter.com/QP3LCKTQgA

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