News24 | Four floods in three years: Eastern Cape says it's yet to receive a drop of relief funding

Nicole McCain

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A boy walks through knee-deep pools of water at Nomakanjani Informal Settlement on June 28, 2023 in Gqeberha.

With the latest of four disaster declarations in hand, the Eastern Cape says it's still waiting for relief funding to the tune of more than R6.3 billion – and the slow payout is hampering its efforts to rebuild.

Eastern Cape Cogta department spokesperson Pheello Oliphant said the province experienced "back-to-back disasters".

He said the cost of unfunded damage in the province amounted to R6.3 billion, a price tag that excludes the damages caused by severe weather and storm surges in September.