Traffic Update – accidents were reported yesterday morning in Melbrooks Road, Uitenhage behind the Volkswagen plant. Another one was at the intersection of Commercial and Rundle Road, no injuries were reported in both accidents. Where R75 (Uitenhage Road) intersects with M19 there an accident with 5 minor injuries was reported.
At Seaview Road in Bushypark Area, the road is flooded and is closed with traffic officials redirecting traffic in the area. The 3rd Avenue Dip in Newton Park has been closed since Sunday night.
The joint operation centre was activated from 21:00 on Sunday night to 02:30 in the morning to prepare for any possible relief efforts.
Among the six cases responded to on Sunday, none necessitated evacuation at the time of assessment. Six calls had been lodged by 12:30 on Monday and two elderly women’s homes were flooded. The two were evacuated to the NU 30 Community Hall because their bedding was wet.
Overnight up to 08:00 on Moday morning a total of 57.6mm of rain was measured in Uitenhage with up to 36.5 mm in Steytlerville. This latter figure suggests that the rainfall over the Swartkops River catchment was also high which poses a considerable flooding risk later today.
A few power outages have occurred as a result of the weather. Technicians were working to restore supply. No time frames have been communicated.
Dam Levels: Dam Levels at 91.4% Full Today and the ‘NEW’ Number Reaches 82.8%.
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