Image: Skhangiwe Mthiyaneflooding that hit parts of the Eastern Cape wreaked havoc with road infrastructure
. A number of roads and bridges in the Alfred Nzo district of the province have collapsed and even newly built bridges were washed away. More than 400 families are homeless and in some areas people cannot access nearby towns. Teaching and learning is also affected.Nearly two weeks have gone by since the torrential rains hit. In the coastal areas of the Alfred Nzo region at least 410 homes collapsed completely. Access to food is difficult and dangerous.
“My children have no shelter, houses have collapsed. some of the kids here are just orphans, I am not employed, I have no one to look after the needs of the children. Even my parents died. Floods have forced me to take the kids under my watch. I am pleading with whoever that can help to build a shelter and provide food for the kids.”The support for flood victims have not yet reached these people. Neighbours are taking care of each other. They want the government to step up its intervention.
“Road infrastructures is collapsed, learners are no longer going to school because -there are no roads, bridges have collapsed. Households have collapsed and we are just desperate for any help here at Mgwede, Bizana.”Families in the Eastern Cape affected by
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