Gift of the Givers: Lack of clean drinking water a major concern

Relief workers in flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal are raising the alarm over water shortages.

Different organizations have been working around the clock to try and assist those affected by the floods this week, among them Gift of the Givers.

And while the organization’s Imtiaz Sooliman said their main focus was on trying to locate those who were missing, he said a lack of water has also become a major concern.

“The big request has come for water – even from people not affected by the floods because the water purification system isn’t working because they’ve been damaged by the floods. So lots of Durban, Tongaat, and Verulam are without water and because it’s the weekend, a lot of companies can’t comply. So, those are all challenges for water, but we’ve been able to supply a few truckloads of water.”

-EWN

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