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Localized Flooding Affected Several Areas in Nelson Mandela Bay

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Localized flooding is affecting several areas in Nelson Mandela Bay as a result of flooding in the city and surrounding peri-urban areas.

Although the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in conjunction with the South African Weather Office, Provincial Traffic Department, South African Army and Emergency Services pro-actively informed communities about the imminent persistent rain, the focus of the Joint Operation Centre is to prevent the loss of lives. Staff at the centre handled more than 274 calls today of which most were about water in yards of private properties due to rising water levels even though no direct threat were identified in most of these cases.

Light rain is expected today.

Roads closures

  • The N2 in an Easterly direction between St Albans and Greenbushes is closed.
  • Seaview Road towards Bushy Park as a result of two farm dams overflowing onto Seaview Road.
  • The Third Avenue Dip in Newton Park.
  • Valley Road heavily flooded
  • Marine Drive collapsed in the vicinity of Pine Lodge
  • Cromwell and Kragga Kamma Road

Roads Affected:

  • Admiralty Way and Koch Street, Summerstrand
  • M4 Settlers Way (behind the North End Prison – North direction)
  • Quarry Road, Malabar
  • Walker Drive, Sherwood
  • Sheya Kulati (Near New Brighton)
  • Kleinskool, Old Uitenhage Road (near Soudien Road) – Govan Mbeki Fire Station
  • Collier Road (Sanctor)
  • Riverstone Bridge
  • Old Uitenhage Road in the vicinity of the Govan Mbeki Fire Station

Disaster Management Officials identified that 60 residents of the Ericadene Informal Settlement were left homeless, 20 at Fitchett’s Corner. Evacuations to the Walmer/Gqebera Community Hall was implemented and approximately 100 residents are accommodated at the Kuyga Community Hall.

Some of the areas affected by electricity outages due to inclement weather are Kensington, Lorraine, Greenshields, KwaZakhele, Missionvale, Zwide, Soweto-on-Sea, New Brighton, Walmer, Chatty and Rosedale.

Incidents must be reported at 0800 20 50 50.

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