Flood Disaster in South Africa is Large Scale; Nigerian President Laments

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented what he described as the “large scale” flood disaster in South Africa.
The president said he was “saddened and unspeakably devastated” by the tragedy.
The flood destroyed lives and properties in the Kwazulu Natal Province and have so far claimed 341 lives.
Reacting to the calamity on Friday in Abuja, the President said, “I’m greatly shocked by this large-scale natural disaster which has caused widespread sufferings and fatalities in our sister country.”
He explained that “the disruption of water and electricity supply, as well as the destruction of homes, makes this natural disaster one of the worst in our recent memory.”
While extending his sympathy to the government and people of South Africa, President Buhari urged other African leaders “to work together towards developing common and effective strategies for improving our emergency management response systems that will help us significantly reduce the human and economic impacts of natural disasters and impending climate change.”