Heavy rains in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, have affected over 1,000 residents across seven wards.
Seven human lives were lost in the floods that occurred over the weekend. Many of them have resorted to living in community halls within the city following their displacement.
Expressing this view, a Metro spokesperson, Mr. Sithembiso Soyaya said that disaster management teams have not been discharged from duty yet. “The SANDF has deployed a helicopter to help assess and access inaccessible areas. Gift of the Givers and Rescue South Africa have also come on board to support search and rescue operations. The Kariega Driving License Test Centre (DLTC) will be closed on Monday, 3 June, and Tuesday, 4 June 2024 due to flooding and infrastructure damage.”
At the same time, residents of Mangaung Metro in Bloemfontein have been advised to exercise caution while driving and inside their homes due to inclement weather in the part of the country that is covered by the interior.
The South African Weather Service has predicted that the Mangaung is going to experience an onset of severe thunderstorms today and the western regions of the Free State are also likely to experience the same.
The Weather Service alerts that such happenings may cause localized flooding.
