Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has extended the National State of Disaster to August 18.

The gazetted extension comes as parts of KwaZulu-Natal, and other provinces, recover from severe flooding in April.

Dlamini-Zuma first declared a National State of Disaster on April 18 and the extension seeks to assist recovery efforts by government and its social partners.

More than 400 people have lost their lives to the April floods, with many still missing.