Residents of Thabong, who were affected by Friday’s floods, will be relocated from a local public school to suitable municipal facilities as from Sunday.
The Matjhabeng Municipality confirmed the move would begin on Sunday while response teams continue to monitor conditions and implement remedial measures.
The Municipality also said the overflowing Riebeeckstad retention dam, exarcebated the situation, at Wards 11, 14, 16, and 25.
Additional teams were deployed to investigate the continued inflow of water into affected areas despite the subsiding rainfall.
In addition, during inspections along Hennenman Road, the Municipal Infrastructure team, identified significant water flow originating from adjacent farms, which is feeding directly into the already overflowing Riebeeckstad retention dam.
A multidisciplinary team working with communities include the Disaster Management, relevant departments within Matjhabeng Local Municipality (Human Settlements, Infrastructure, and Community Services), the Department of Health, the Department of Social Development, the South African Police Service (SAPS), and the Red Cross.
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