Hundreds of people have been left without roofs over their heads, after the weekend's gale force winds and a massive storm that made landfall on Sunday night.
CAPE TOWN - Some residents of Nomzamo and Lwandle near Strand in Cape Town are pleading for assistance with building materials.Hundreds of people have been left without roofs over their heads, after the weekend's gale-force winds and a massive storm that made landfall on Sunday night.
Hundreds of people have been queuing at the Nomzamo community hall since this morning, for basic essentials. Teams from Gift of the Givers have been handing out food, blankets, toiletries, and other essentialsOver the past three days, disaster management teams have been responding to numerous calls of infrastructure damage, localised flooding, and fires across the province.
Lwandle resident, Bukiwe Vanda, said that most people were unemployed and could not afford to buy building materials. "So we're asking for help, we have nothing left. We would appreciate it if government can help us with zinc sheets.""The wind was too much over the weekend, and it destroyed formal and informal dwellings. Now we are left with nothing."
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