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Eastern Cape on high alert as 3 people confirmed dead due floods.
The Eastern Cape government has activated disaster management teams to assist communities devastated by severe rains in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. More than 3000 people have been evacuated to 19 shelters. This follows severe rains in the metro.
“We have ensured availability of places of safety, including relief support by the relevant sector departments to support municipalities,” says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Zolile Williams.
Three people have been confirmed dead in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro with several locations have been left without power, and Eskom workers have been dispatched to resolve the disturbances.
In other news, the Eastern Cape Department of Education said that 319 matric students who did not write the Computer Application Technology (CAT) exam in the Kariega district on Tuesday will retake it on November 28.
Heavy rainfall and floods caused power interruptions in the Kariega area, necessitating the suspension of the CAT paper. The Department stated that 4,873 full-time candidates have registered for the CAT exam.
Point of View with Phemelo Motene spoke to Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Spokesperson Pheello Oliphant on interventions the province is making during this crisis.
Listen to the full conversation here:
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