Up to 200 people have been affected by the dam collapse while road and water infrastructure has also been damaged.Western Cape Regional Manager for Human Settlements, Lebo Sadike said authorities have begun conducting assessments in the area.
“The local housing unit or Department from the Swartland District Municipality has started with the assessments as soon as they are done with the assessments then they will send us a name list and the number of structures that have been damaged. So far, they have reported that there are 40 structures damaged. Among those structures, there are formal houses, brick and mortar, and also bungalows that are made up of iron sheet and wood,” he said.
Authorities say they’ll continue to monitor another dam at Riverlands near Malmesbury in the Swartland. Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers says it is providing aid to about 150 residents who are being housed at a local church hall and community centre. A resident, Malvena Williams, says they cannot wait to go back to their homes and rebuild their lives. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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