The downpours have damaged roads and properties in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape forcing road closures and disrupting daily life leaving seven dead.
Heavy rains since Saturday have caused deadly floods in the Eastern Cape , displacing over 1,000 people and killing seven in Kariega, Gqeberha, and East London
The downpours have damaged roads and properties in Nelson Mandela Bay, forcing road closures and disrupting daily lifeHeavy rains since Saturday have caused deadly floods in the Eastern Cape, displacing over 1,000 people and killing seven in Kariega, Gqeberha, and East London. Images: @_ArriveAlive., which left seven people dead in the heavy rains which swept through parts of Kariega, Gqeberha and East London on Saturday.
The relentless downpours have resulted in widespread flooding, forcing the closure of several key roads and significantly disrupting residents' daily lives.Local authorities have reported that the flooding has made numerous roads impassable, complicating efforts for emergency services and repair crews to assess and address the damage., the SAPS noted that the heavy rains claimed the life of a police Constable from the Anti-Gang Unit in Gqeberha on 1 June on the R75 – Despatch Road.
Meals on Wheels noted that the Eastern Cape region has been battered by heavy rains, which have led to flooding in certain areas over the last few days. "If you can, let us help those displaced families pick up the pieces again… Contact us to learn how you can make a difference in someone’s life today!"for areas in the Ray Nkonyeni, Umdoni, Umuziwabantu, and Umzumbe Local municipalities. The heavy rainfall was predicted to start on 2 June 2024.Reitumetse Makwea is a Current Affairs journalist at Briefly News. She has a National diploma, Advanced diploma and Post-graduate diploma in Journalism from the Tshwane University of Technology.
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