2, 538 people are now staying in 70 evacuation centres around the country.

This was confirmed by the National Disaster Management Office in an update at 8 o’clock this morning.

NDMO Director Vasiti Soko has already said that evacuation centres will remain open until the cancellation of the different flood warnings.

She says District Officers and first responders are also checking the homes of evacuees to see whether it is safe to return home.