MOZAMBIQUE - Government has deployed the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops to the flood-hit Mozambique.
The crew landed in Maputo on Sunday and is working with local disaster agencies under Operation Chariot.
The soldiers have been evacuating stranded residents after two weeks of relentless rain and rising rivers.
The deployment comes as search and rescue operations continue in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Pretoria has also dispatched an Oryx and a specialist search-and-rescue team to neighbouring Mozambique. Severe weather in Mozambique has triggered its own emergency.
Government says more air support will join the mission if needed.