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He urged communities in high-risk areas to remain vigilant and follow guidance issued by authorities, particularly around rivers and flood-prone zones.<\/p>\n
Nhlabatsi also called on continued cooperation between humanitarian organisations, government structures and local leaders to ensure an effective response.<\/p>\n
Despite the damage caused by the prolonged rainfall, Nhlabatsi said the response demonstrated the value of preparedness and collaboration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis situation has shown the importance of partnerships. When the Government, NDMA and humanitarian organisations work together, it becomes possible to reach people faster and reduce suffering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said the Red Cross Society of Eswatini remains committed to supporting affected communities during the current emergency and beyond, as families begin the process of rebuilding their lives once the rains subside.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in other countries army heli\u00adcopters res\u00adcued people stran\u00added on rooftops and hun\u00addreds of tour\u00adists and work\u00aders were evac\u00adu\u00adated from one of the world’s biggest game reserves, as tor\u00adren\u00adtial rains and flood\u00ading in three coun\u00adtries in south\u00adern Africa killed more than 100 people, author\u00adit\u00adies said Fri\u00adday.<\/p>\n
The death toll across South Africa, Mozam\u00adbi\u00adque and Zim\u00adb\u00adabwe is an accu\u00admu\u00adla\u00adtion after weeks of heavy rains. Weather ser\u00advices issued warn\u00adings that more rain was on the way, pos\u00adsibly bring\u00ading more destruct\u00adive flood\u00ading.<\/p>\n
Mozam\u00adbi\u00adque was the hard\u00adest hit, with flood\u00ading across swathes of the coun\u00adtry’s cent\u00adral and south\u00adern provinces.<\/p>\n
Its Insti\u00adtute for Dis\u00adaster Man\u00adage\u00adment and Risk Reduc\u00adtion said 103 people had died in an unusu\u00adally severe rainy sea\u00adson since late last year, though that count included deaths from vari\u00adous causes includ\u00ading elec\u00adtro\u00adcu\u00adtion from light\u00adning strikes, drown\u00ading in floods, infra\u00adstruc\u00adture col\u00adlapse caused by the severe weather and chol\u00adera, the insti\u00adtute said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Cross Society of Eswatini Director Danger Nhlabatsi said that Red Cross Society of Eswatini has been complementing…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6776,"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":[24,25,26],"tags":[46,94,73,58],"class_list":["post-6770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-future","category-national","category-swaziland","tag-africa","tag-environment","tag-eswatini","tag-national","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\n