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State of Disaster: South Africans Affected by Floods Receive Help

Members of local NGOs unload food parcels from a South African Defence Force (SADF) helicopter in Mekemeke village, by Mhlambanyatsi River, after the floods which severely affected several municipalities in Mpumalanga, on February 16, 2023.

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Members of local NGOs unload food parcels from a South African Defence Force (SADF) helicopter in Mekemeke village, by Mhlambanyatsi River, after the floods which severely affected several municipalities in Mpumalanga, on February 16, 2023.

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Mekemeke villagers, by Mhlambanyatsi River, sit as they learn how to purify water with chlorine to prevent cholera outbreaks in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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Mekemeke villagers, by Mhlambanyatsi River, sit as they learn how to purify water with chlorine to prevent cholera outbreaks in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A general view of the Komati river is pictured after the floods which affected Nkomazi municipality, province of Mpumalanga, on February 15, 2023.

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A general view of the Komati river is pictured after the floods which affected Nkomazi municipality, province of Mpumalanga, on February 15, 2023.

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A South African Defence Force (SADF) officer (L) and members of local NGOs sit in an SADF helicopter as they deliver food parcels to people in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A South African Defence Force (SADF) officer (L) and members of local NGOs sit in an SADF helicopter as they deliver food parcels to people in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A woman (C/L) with her new born baby (L) crosses a collapsed bridge on Mhlambanyatsi river after the floods which severely affected Nkomazi municipality, in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A woman (C/L) with her new born baby (L) crosses a collapsed bridge on Mhlambanyatsi river after the floods which severely affected Nkomazi municipality, in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A woman and members of local NGOs show villagers of Mekemeke, by Mhlambanyatsi river, how to purify water with chlorine to prevent cholera outbreaks in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A woman and members of local NGOs show villagers of Mekemeke, by Mhlambanyatsi river, how to purify water with chlorine to prevent cholera outbreaks in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A woman holds her food parcel provided by a South African NGO in Mekemeke village by Mhlambanyatsi river in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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A woman holds her food parcel provided by a South African NGO in Mekemeke village by Mhlambanyatsi river in Mpumalanga on February 16, 2023.

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South African Defence Force (SADF) officers and members of South African Police Service (SAPS) belonging to the K9 Unit created for search and rescue in land/water environment stand in front of an SADF helicopter directed to Mekemeke village by Mhlambanyatsi river, province of Mpumalanga, on February 16, 2023.

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South African Defence Force (SADF) officers and members of South African Police Service (SAPS) belonging to the K9 Unit created for search and rescue in land/water environment stand in front of an SADF helicopter directed to Mekemeke village by Mhlambanyatsi river, province of Mpumalanga, on February 16, 2023.

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Drinking water and food are seen in the emergency headquarter of a South African NGO helping people affected in Nkomazi municipality, Mpumalanga, on February 15, 2023.

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Drinking water and food are seen in the emergency headquarter of a South African NGO helping people affected in Nkomazi municipality, Mpumalanga, on February 15, 2023.

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A woman crosses a collapsed bridge on the Muzindi river after the floods which severely affected Nkomazi municipality, in Mpumalanga, on February 15, 2023.

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A woman crosses a collapsed bridge on the Muzindi river after the floods which severely affected Nkomazi municipality, in Mpumalanga, on February 15, 2023.

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