The Nelson Mandela Bay metro reopened its Blue Flag beaches on Sunday morning after issuing an alarm and closing the beaches following an ‘oil spill’ on Saturday. It turns out the black substance found on the city’s coastline was ash from nearby veld fires.
Pictures taken on the beach on Saturday morning shows the black substance that caused the metro to close the beachfront. Pictures taken on the beach on Saturday morning shows the black substance that caused the metro to close the beachfront. Picture: Supplied This video was taken to show the condition of the beaches. Video: Supplied
On Sunday, the beaches were open again, with metro spokesperson Mthubanzi Mniki saying the black substance on the beaches was ash from veld fires: Mniki said on Sunday the metro decided to close the beaches to protect people’s lives as “death only happens once”. “We are heading towards the Easter holidays, and we don’t want any miscommunications, like this one, to affect our reputation as a premier beach destination,” he said. “People are falling in love with Nelson Mandela Bay’s beaches again, and we don’t want anything to affect this,” he said.
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