More than 1000 Nelson Mandela Bay residents were evacuated on Sunday, 14 May 2023, and are being accommodated in places of safety following heavy rainfalls that affected the Metro.
This comes after the Metro working closely with key stakeholders acted swiftly and activated the Joint Operating Centre to respond to the numerous reports as a result of flooding over the weekend.
The affected residents are from Jachvlate, Motherwell, New Brighton, KwaZakhele, Edongweni, Airport Valley and Red Location among other areas.
They are being accommodated in community halls and local churches where they are receiving assistance.
NMBM Safety and Security Portfolio Head, Cllr Lawrence Troon said: “More than 1200 residents had to be evacuated from their home due to flooding. We are still concerned about the Bundaze Street area in KwaZakhele as a number of streets in that area are badly affected by the flooding. Blankets have been provided by our Disaster Management and our stakeholder The Gift of the Givers is assisting with hot meals starting from tonight.”
“We want to thank all our stakeholders including SAPS and Spar in Daku and New Brighton that joined hands with us and helped during this time. We will continue to monitor the situation, thankfully the rain has stopped for now.”
Residents are advised to contact ward councillors for emergency cases or call the Fire Control Centre on 0415851555 or call 0800 20 5050.
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