MOP UP OPERATIONS

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Gift of the Givers updates on Cape Town mop-up operations post-storm

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Following heavy rains over the weekend, Gift of the Givers project manager Ali Sablay provided an update on the ongoing mop-up operation in Cape Town. “Mop-up operations are still taking place. Our teams are visiting various informal settlements and areas in the Cape Flats to deliver non-perishable food items, especially to families who have lost everything,” Sablay reported. He added that over 200,000 people and nearly 46,000 […]

today30 July 2024

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Mop-up operations continue around WC amid adverse weather conditions

By Aneeqa du Plessis As cold fronts continue to batter the Western Cape, the SA Weather Service issued an advisory for level five damaging winds for Monday. The gale-force winds can potentially cause damage to formal and informal housing structures, electrical and communication infrastructure and uprooting of trees. According to the City of Cape Town’s (COCT) Charlotte Powell, additional reports of flooded roadways in Uitsig and Silversands, as well as […]

today19 June 2023

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Mop up operations continue as rain continues in Cape Town

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the latest rains that fell yesterday have not stopped mop-up operations after some parts of the Province were hit by floods leading to the displacement of hundreds of people. There are no more heavy rain forecasts for the immediate future – but another cold front is expected to hit the Province soon. Hill-Lewis says mop up operations were slowed down in some areas by […]

today19 June 2022

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As WC braces for more rain, mop-up operations to continue from earlier storms

The Western Cape is bracing for more rain from Saturday, amid ongoing mop-up operations. The province experienced heavy rains earlier this week, which left hundreds of homes flooded. Relief efforts are expected to continue throughout the weekend. Gift of the Givers representative, Ali Sablay, said that his teams would continue to be dispatched in some of the hardest-hit areas. "Our teams have been working around the clock to assist those […]

today17 June 2022

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