DurbanFloods: Umlazi families waiting for water levels to subside DailyNewsSA
THE uMlazi River, which runs through the Mega Village Informal Settlement in Umlazi, is still full, making it impossible for the residents to return to their homes. Doctor Ngcobo African News Agency HUNDREDS of Umlazi residents near Mega City were displaced after flood waters swept into their shacks, destroying their belongings. They are being housed temporarily at Tehuis Hostel.
They say they have no choice but to return to the area each time to start all over, but felt trapped in the disaster-prone area.Ramaphosa’s message to the people affected was that he had been told by the National Treasury that emergency funds were available to assist affected families.Pretty Mngenyane, a mother of four, said her family had survived many floods since 2012. After each flood, they were temporarily housed in a hall and returned after a few days to rebuild their shacks.
“Luckily, a local church served us some soup and bread in the morning. It is way after lunchtime and we are starving. We are praying that another good Samaritan will walk in to offer us a warm meal,” she said. Her two other children and scores of others did not attend school and did not know when they would return to class as they had lost their uniforms, shoes and books.Mayor Zandile Gumede said this was a wake-up call for everyone.
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