Mop-up operations start in flood-hit Nelson Mandela Bay
Mop-up operations were underway across
flood-hit Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday following
heavy rains that have lashed the metro since the weekend.
Acting executive director of Safety and Security Shadrack Sibiya
said more than
3,000 people from various communities have
been affected and relocated to temporary shelters.
He said they are being accommodated at 19
shelters where the municipality is providing warm meals and other humanitarian
needs.
Sibiya also provided an update regarding
damaged infrastructure due to the floods.
"We have our infrastructure and
engineering on the infrastructure that has been damaged or flooded. They are
currently on-site through their contractors
and internal staff.
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"As of yesterday, they seem to have been drowning water off the street, and they are still continuing."
He said there are several areas that are
without power due to the inclement weather.
"Electricity as well—we have internal
staff and the Executive Director of Electricity hard at work, and they are trying to restore the supply of
electricity."
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