Perlem Road News Today

Dozens of residents from the low-lying Silvertown informal settlement in Komani have refused to leave their homes for the safety shelters after their shacks were ravaged by severe rainfall and flooding that hit the town.

The low-lying informal settlement of Silvertown has been under water since Wednesday.

Formerly known as Queenstown informal settlement was flooded by heavy rains leaving many Komani residents stranded.

Residents of the Silvertown informal settlement had to be evacuated after heavy rains caused severe flooding in Komani, Eastern Cape.

At least 70 Komani residents have been relocated after overnight rains flooded an informal settlement.