# The death toll following the Eastern Cape flooding has risen to 57. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says the authorities are expecting the casualty numbers to rise further. He described the situation in areas like Mthatha as devastating, and urged South Africans to stop building on flat plains, as climate change will intensify disasters. Hlabisa calls for stricter measures to relocate at-risk communities:
Death toll rises to 57 in Eastern Cape floods [SOUND]
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