Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes the extensive damage which was caused by heavy rain and flooding in the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal in January this year;
2) further notes that 33 municipalities have been declared disaster areas as a result of the flooding;
3) offers condolences to the families of some 70 people who lost their lives as a result of the flooding;
4) sympathises with the more than 24 000 farmworkers, as well as the commercial farming and emerging farming sectors, who have been negatively affected by the floods;
5) recognises the hard work and dedication shown by rescue services, the SA Police Service and local volunteers in assisting with emergency relief work; and
6) calls upon the various spheres of government, NGOs and other role- players to continue to provide assistance, reasonably within their power, to those affected by the flood damage.
Agreed to.