Defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula said military rescue teams were dispatched to affected areas where they will work with other disaster teams.
Initial reports on Monday night by thesaid that hundreds of people, mostly women and children, were evacuated from the badly flooded Green Farm in the coastal town.
Khunjulwa Mlata told the broadcaster:"I discovered when I go out again that the room was full of water. All the belongings inside were just swept away. I took the kids outside to the municipality vehicle that was standing outside already. We just decided to take the kids." OR Tambo district municipality spokesperson Andile Duka said that rescue teams had evacuated a large number of people until late on Monday evening after heavy downpours."This morning reports came via various mediums about flooding occuring at Green Farm. Further reports were received of river flooding in Ngqeleni under Nyandeni local municipality and Blekana River in King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality," said Duka.
People driving between Port St Johns and Mthatha are warned to be on the lookout for falling rocks and mudslide/landslide caused by heavy rains pouring since Easter Weekend.
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