News24 | Eastern Cape floods force evacuations and widespread road closures
Heavy rains in the Eastern Cape have led to significant flooding, prompting evacuations in Kouga informal settlements. Authorities have closed multiple roads and bridges due to dangerous conditions, including sinkholes and high water levels. Residents are urged to seek shelter and avoid flooded areas as the situation continues to be monitored.
- ▪Residents of Kouga informal settlements were evacuated and provided with blankets, mattresses, and meals.
- ▪Multiple roads and bridges were closed due to flooding, sinkholes, and rockfalls, with power outages reported in Nelson Mandela Bay.
- ▪Authorities warned that flooded crossings pose a serious danger to life and urged residents to seek shelter in community halls.
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Residents of Kouga informal settlements were evacuated, with the municipality providing blankets, mattresses and meals in community halls. Multiple roads and bridges were closed due to flooding, sinkholes and rockfalls, with power outages also reported in Nelson Mandela Bay. Authorities have warned that flooded crossings pose a serious danger to life, with several key routes closed pending safe water level assessments.Heavy rains battered the Eastern Cape’s Sarah Baartman District and Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday, forcing evacuations from flooded informal settlements and closing several roads and bridges.
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