{"id":5908,"date":"2025-11-19T10:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=5908"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:04:15","slug":"heavy-rains-cause-widespread-damage-as-govt-issues-safety-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/5908\/eswatini-daily-news\/heavy-rains-cause-widespread-damage-as-govt-issues-safety-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rains cause widespread damage as govt issues safety warning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Thokozani Mazibuko<\/p>\n<p>The Government of Eswatini has urged the nation to remain on high alert after days of heavy rainfall and strong winds caused extensive disruptions across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla confirmed that the storms, which began on Saturday, have damaged homes, flooded low-lying communities and disrupted key services including transportation and electricity.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday, the DPM said the government is working through the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) to assess the full extent of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>NDMA rapid assessment teams are already deployed in affected areas, gathering data and coordinating with local authorities and humanitarian partners to organise emergency assistance.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DPM, relief efforts will be rolled out as soon as it is safe for response teams to access impacted communities. Some areas remain difficult to reach due to flooding, fallen trees and damaged infrastructure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5914\" style=\"width: 1075px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5914\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PAGE-3-Deputy-Prime-Minister-Thulisile-Dladla-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"695\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She urged communities to remain vigilant and to support those most affected, especially vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly and persons living with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The public has also been encouraged to report flooding, structural damage or other incidents to NDMA for a faster and coordinated national response.<\/p>\n<p>Dladla warned that water levels in rivers, streams and major dams have risen sharply due to continuous rainfall. She issued a strong caution against attempting to cross flooded rivers or submerged bridges, whether on foot or in a vehicle, noting the extreme risk of drowning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of emaSwati remains our priority,\u201d she said, adding that government agencies will continue to monitor weather conditions and provide updates as necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"5895\"  data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For reporting and emergency assistance, the public may contact NDMA via WhatsApp at 7900 0112 or call 112 or 2409 5500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Thokozani Mazibuko The Government of Eswatini has urged the nation to remain on high alert after days&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,22,25,26],"tags":[46,94,73,49,58],"class_list":["post-5908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-africa","category-eswatini-daily-news","category-national","category-swaziland","tag-africa","tag-environment","tag-eswatini","tag-human-interest","tag-national","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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