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Heavy rainfall cause damage to roads and houses in Kouga region
Several roads in St Francis Bay, Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp were damaged due to heavy rainfall and flooding in the area last week.
Heavy rains last week caused havoc across the Kouga region, damaging several houses and roads in the Eastern Cape.
Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, said it is estimated that Jeffreys Bay received 75mm of rain, Humansdorp 100mm, St Francis Bay 97mm and Oyster Bay 87mm.
MOP UP OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY
The rain caused several potholes – some posing a danger to motorists – across the region.
“The municipality and the interim Joint Operations Committee (JOC) are in the process of assessing damages and putting mitigation measures in place,” said Hendricks.
Despite heavy rainfall in the Kouga region dam levels has dropped
Heavy rainfall experienced in the Kouga Region last week did not make any difference to plummeting dam levels in the area.
The Kouga Municipality has urged residents, businesses and visitors to use water wisely as combined dam levels have dropped below 12% despite heavy rainfall last week.
Last week heavy rains caused havoc across the Kouga region, damaging several houses and roads in the Eastern Cape.
COMBINED DAM LEVELS DROPPED TO 11.79%
According to the latest stats from Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, the combined levels of the dams that supply water to the regions and Nelson Mandela Bay totalled 11.79% on May 10.