Some Silvertown informal settlement residents are refusing to leave their flood-ravaged homes because they fear criminals will go after their belongings.Locals had to be evacuated.
Locals said the water started reaching their homes in the early hours of Wednesday, prompting them to climb onto the roofs of their shacks. Noyi said all their food had been damaged, as well as their clothing, beds, cupboards and other furniture. Bukelwa Noyi is assisted by Noyekanje Polo, Ntsikelelo Ndinisa, Vuyolwethu Mbasane, Andile Marawu and Thozama Matshwete to salvage what's left from her shack.Noyekanje Polo was among those who were helped onto rooftops in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Chris Hani District Municipality has been working closely with the Enoch Mgijima municipality to address the crisis.
Seriously? If your shack is in the flood plain no matter what the goverment does ... when it rains... it'll flood!