27 May 2013
Heavy rainfall that was experienced over
weekend resulted in Khayelitsha residents waterlogged.
Disaster Risk Management Spokesperson Mandy
Thomas said these informal settlements were erected illegally in a floodplain
area and during the winter season the high water table rises and submerge the
ground surface, resulting in pondering of water and causing discomfort in the
area.
Thomas explains that the people in the
Endlovi informal settlement, around 1,320 were affected and 330 households.
“The residents living in the informal
settlement, illegally erected their structures in a floodplain area,” said
Thomas.
She added that the City’s Disaster response
teams are currently busy with assessments and will at a later stage issue flood
kits to the victims and at this stage their NGO’s are providing residents with
disaster relief aid.
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