Disaster management teams assessing the flood damage say structures built near the river are illegal and unsafe for human habitation.The floods in Gauteng caused damage to houses, businesses, roads and power supply infrastructure in Soweto, West Rand and Alexandra. The city’s MMC for Community Safety, David Tembe says they’re planning to relocate residents living next to the Jukskei River in Alexandra to a safer place.
“In fact as the city we are doing our best to ensure that they move away. Because firstly, those structures are illegal. They are not supposed to be there. They have to move away. We are supposed to get them alternative accommodation somewhere or alternative land where they can build. But for now because it’s a disaster and with floods that’s endangering people, really they have to move. I understand it is going to rain again today or tomorrow.
“Like we had shacks that were inside the water and it just bad and worse. This causes danger to children because they like playing over there. We are scared about this weather as we know that is not starting from now. It’s been since from 2000.” “So this morning we woke up to about 4700 calls which then means there are more 4 700 customers with their lights being off. In terms of those numbers about 3000 of them are only in two areas which is the Haftihill and the Roodepoort area. So, we have got a total of 8 areas when this started all these areas were affected. But we are happy to say that by today we have stabilized operations in terms of the six areas. Meaning that Alexandra, Midrand, Lenasia, Ruven, Randburg as well as inner city.
Every rain season they are concerned, have been concerned for 28 years, what is new?
It has been a song for many many years, kanti what are they in government for if they don't know what needs to be done?
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