Death toll in Eastern Cape floods rises to 90 [SOUND]

# The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods has risen to 90, including 30 children. Post-mortems have been completed with 80 bodies having been positively identified and 77 bodies released to families. The floods have damaged infrastructure, including 58 schools and 20 healthcare centres. Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, who engaged with affected families in Mthatha on Monday, said government spending on disaster relief must be closely monitored: