madeleine gleason, thank you _ first year. madeleine gleason, thank you so _ first year.e gleason, thank you so much for- first year. madeleine gleason, thank you so much forjoiningl thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. a national state of disaster has been declared in south africa in response to floods that have claimed hundreds of lives. the south african military has deployed more than 10,000 troops to help with relief and rescue operations following the devastating floods that swept through parts of kwa—zulu—natal province last week. the death toll now stands at over 440 and more than 60 people are still missing. in a televised address, the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said a massive and urgent relief effort was needed as lives were still at risk. it is clear that there are other areas of the country that need emergency intervention as well. cabinet met in a special session last night and decided to declare additional state of disaster. the bbc�*s pumza fihlani has more. we've just come across a community which are trying to rebuild a bridge