# Amnesty International South Africa has accused the government of failing the lives of five million people living in informal settlements, many of them living on flood-prone land. Its latest report, Flooded and Forgotten: Informal Settlements and the Right to Housing in South Africa, examines the incidence and impact of floods on residents of informal settlements, particularly in Johannesburg, eThekwini, and Cape Town. Amnesty International South Africa’s executive director, Shenilla Mohamed, says the government must prioritise the upgrading of informal settlements and integrate disaster risk reduction into urban planning.
Amnesty International says government is failing millions trapped in informal settlements and impacted by flooding