On 8 August, people's homes and municipal infrastructure were damaged after four dam collapses caused widespread flooding in the town.
CAPE TOWN - The small community of Riverlands, outside Cape Town, is happy to have running water again after months of dry taps due to floods.
Residents did not only lose their homes and furniture in the floods but they also lost crops and livestock as well.
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