City of Cape Town winter plan 2013
Imogen Vollenhoven
28 May 2013
City ofCape
Town said the approach to winter 2013 is to
ensure that all rescue and disaster assistance agencies are on standby, and to
have an early warning system in place so that the City has as much time as
possible to prevent disasters.
Executive Director for Safety and Security of the City ofCape Town Richard Bosman
explains further that it is very much a refinement of the plan that they have
had over the past couple of years.
28 May 2013
The City of Cape Town on Monday announced its Winter Plan for
the 2013 season.
Nine high risk areas have been prioritized by
the city these include Strand ,
Gugulethu, Philippi and
Fisantekraal.
City of
Executive Director for Safety and Security of the City of
“The emphasis being on nine areas
that have been identified as high risk areas in respect of flooding; the
intention is to be much more proactive in those areas and also in the event of
incidents, happening in these areas that we may react as quickly as possible,”
said Bosman.
Bosman emphasized that it is so that
people are relocated and housed alternatively, in order that the relieve work
can be done.
Furthermore he adds that the City’s
plan has been structured around those aspects and it covers all the departments
from the cleansing to the disaster management section as well as the road and
storm water section that are in charge and responsible for engineering related
solutions in respect of any flooding taking place.
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