Free State Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Sipho Towa has advised residents to avoid low-lying areas and driving on submerged bridges as rain continues to fall. Towa says they are monitoring the situation.
“At present the situation in Bethlehem is still being monitored. A total of 25 people were reached yesterday, some were parked in their vehicles in water, some were at their homes and some at their offices. We continue to monitor the situation and continue to urge the community to be aware of water that is flowing and to not drive on lower bridges; and also to stay on higher places as we expect more rain throughout the day,” instructs Towa.
Some business owners are still cleaning mud and water out of their shops following the flash floods experienced in the town.“They are not cleaned at all. The water dams up there’s no space where the water goes, and all the water floods in front of all the shops here and it caused a big problem because it goes inside the shop and we have to clean and [there is] just mud everywhere.”
“The problem here is that the sewerage channels or drains are blocked so the rain that falls from the top of the town comes down in the sewerage pipes and it blocks here, and it starts overflowing here,” says another Bethlehem business owner.
Meanwhile the Dihlabeng municipality Council cannot convene to appoint a municipal manager and administration, as the Speaker is embroiled in factional battles!!! You get what you vote for! 😭😭😭
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