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IN PICS | KZN Cogta MEC Sihle Zikalala visits flood victims

Among those affected is a matric pupil whose books were damaged. She doesn't know how she will replace them for her remaining exams.

MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) Sihle Zikalala visits flood victims in Peace Valley.
MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) Sihle Zikalala visits flood victims in Peace Valley. (Sandile Ndlovu)

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) Sihle Zikalala visited flood victims in Peace Valley, Pietermaritzburg, on Thursday after heavy rain fell in the province over a number of days.

Olwethu Mabhayi, 24, cleans her home after heavy rain in Peace Valley.
Olwethu Mabhayi, 24, cleans her home after heavy rain in Peace Valley. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Xoliswa Ximba, who is writing her matric geography exam on Monday, says all her books were damaged in the floods and she does not know how she will get materials for the rest of her exams.
Xoliswa Ximba, who is writing her matric geography exam on Monday, says all her books were damaged in the floods and she does not know how she will get materials for the rest of her exams. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Sakhi Mabhayi explains how the river flooded and damaged homes in Peace Valley.
Sakhi Mabhayi explains how the river flooded and damaged homes in Peace Valley. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Olwethu Mabhayi, 24, cleans her home after heavy rain in Peace Valley.
Olwethu Mabhayi, 24, cleans her home after heavy rain in Peace Valley. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Bongiwe Zuma, 39, cleans her home after the deluge in Peace Valley.
Bongiwe Zuma, 39, cleans her home after the deluge in Peace Valley. (Sandile Ndlovu)
This house was damaged when floods wreaked havoc in Peace Valley, Pietermaritzburg, last week.
This house was damaged when floods wreaked havoc in Peace Valley, Pietermaritzburg, last week. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Residents of Peace Valley were relocated to a place of safety.
Residents of Peace Valley were relocated to a place of safety. (SANDILE NDLOVU)
A Peace Valley resident clears her house after flooding.
A Peace Valley resident clears her house after flooding. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Bongiwe Zuma, 39, tries to mop up and remove water after rain flooded Peace Valley, Pietermaritzburg.
Bongiwe Zuma, 39, tries to mop up and remove water after rain flooded Peace Valley, Pietermaritzburg. (Sandile Ndlovu)

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