Authorities on Saturday said around 250 families who were displaced during floods on the West Coast have returned to their homes.
Several towns including Lutzville in the Western Cape were flooded after heavy rains earlier this week. Around 100 millimeters of rainfall was recorded over a 24 hour period in the area.
Mopping up operations started on Friday and infrastructural damages were estimated to be in the millions.
The Department of Social Development’s Richard Macdonald said the situation appeared to be returning to normal.
“All of them are back at their homes,” he said. “We provided some hot meal for them during the day and I think there’s no need for meals anymore.”
- Eyewitness News
Several towns including Lutzville in the Western Cape were flooded after heavy rains earlier this week. Around 100 millimeters of rainfall was recorded over a 24 hour period in the area.
Mopping up operations started on Friday and infrastructural damages were estimated to be in the millions.
The Department of Social Development’s Richard Macdonald said the situation appeared to be returning to normal.
“All of them are back at their homes,” he said. “We provided some hot meal for them during the day and I think there’s no need for meals anymore.”
- Eyewitness News
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