North West man killed by lightning
A forty-one year old man died after he was struck by lighting during a thunderstorm in Kang village near Tosca on Friday afternoon.
The death of the man brings to eight the number of people who died as a result of flooding as a result of heavy experienced over the past few days in the North West province.
In conveying condolences to families that lost their loved ones, Premier Thandi Modise said that a team from the provincial government will be deployed as early as Monday to assess the damage to the road infrastructure and housing to determine urgent intervention required.
Premier Modise said that emergency social housing will be considered for those whose mud houses had collapsed. Four bridges that are linking about 26 villages are reportedly damaged.
Emergency relief efforts are being coordinated to support over 700 families affected by flooding across the province. Distribution of food parcels, blankets, mattresses, cottage tents and processing of social relief of distress grants have commenced.
Bona Bona village at which 14 houses were affected by flooding was still not accessible on Saturday.
Modise has appealed to people low lying areas to take precautionary measures and to keep authorities informed of threatening conditions for early intervention.
She has called on members of the public to exercise extreme caution when they cross flooding rivers and streams.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele, Spokesperson
Tel: 018 388 3705
Cell: 083 629 1987
Fax: 018 388 3157
E-mail: LKgwele@gmail.com
