Citrusdal residents whose houses have been broken after heavy floods washed away a part of the R303 have discovered short-term lodging on the Oranjeville Group Centre.
Citrusdal resident, Sydney Noqhekwa, 51, being accommodated at Oranjeville Group Centre. Image: Tracey Adams/ANA
One of many many displaced residents of Citrusdal, Sydney Noqhekwa, 51, who’s sheltering on the Oranjeville Group Centre, informed IOL, ‘The rain began on Thursday afternoon. Our houses have been flooded, and we had no alternative however to run away.’
The Cederberg Municipality, the Western Cape Provincial Catastrophe Administration, the SANDF and different teams have joined forces to deal with the acute harm the flooding has triggered. Helicopters are additionally serving to affected cities.
The Present of the Givers is handing out important provides, together with heat clothes, cleaning soap, meals and water to residents of Citrusdal and different areas within the Western Cape affected by the flooding.
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