The humanitarian relief organisation, Gift of the Givers, are continuing to assist the people of George and Oudtshoorn in the Southern Cape following devastating flash floods earlier this week.
Several streets in and outside the area were underwater as floods continued throughout the week. A total of 10 schools were also closed down in the Garden Route District due to bad weather.
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The organisation have also stepped up outreach programmes in informal settlements in George and Oudtshoorn. Gift of the Givers’ relief coordinator, Ali Sablay, said they’re distributing materials to help people rebuild their dwellings following the devastation.
Our #GraaffReinet team was the first to arrive on the scene. We have previously done initiatives in the past at #Thembalethu Informal Settlement?. The destruction is enormous. Houses were built in ditches, and the ground was deteriorating during the floods. pic.twitter.com/79YsLZf9bS
— Gift of the Givers (@GiftoftheGivers) November 23, 2021
The Western Cape’s Disaster Management Centre has also offered its support following the floods in the Southern Cape and the Garden Route by initiating a Joint Operations Committee (JOC) on Monday, November 22 to assist those residents affected.
At the time of the floods, Disaster Management spokesperson for the Eden District, Wouter Jacobs told Cape{town} etc that all the municipalities within the district are busy with mopping up operations after several suburban roads were affected by the flooding.
However, the George Municipality said that its water system is still critical despite repairs on water pipes that were damaged during heavy floods. Municipal spokesperson, Debra Sauer, indicated that they’ve had to implement water balancing in several areas while reservoirs fill up.
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