More than 12 families whose homes were washed away during the April floods will today enjoy a peaceful sleep and the privacy of their own homes after spending about three months at temporary shelters housing flood victims.
This comes after eThekwini Mayor Councillor Mxolisi Kaunda handed over houses to the families in Inanda earlier today. There were tears of joy as the families received their new houses.
Mayor Kaunda said as part of the Municipality’s endeavours to fast-track the process of reintegrating flood victims currently housed in temporary shelters back to their communities, the City has opted to use the Umqhawe Housing Project to prioritise flood victims that were already linked to the project.
“We had a substantial number of people whose homes were washed away during the April floods that were already linked with this housing project. We then engaged the contractors to shorten the building period but without compromising quality. We are happy to report that more than 12 families were given keys to their beautiful homes today and they will be no longer staying in our community halls,” said Kaunda.
Mayor Kaunda also convened a Mayoral Imbizo in Umzinyathi to provide an update on the progress that has been made by the Municipality in restoring basic services in the area. “We reported to the residents that with the assistance of the South African Defence Force, we have commenced with reconstructing two major bridges that were washed away by the floods. We have recently completed the expansion of the Amatata Water Reservoir and we will now commence with laying the pipeline so that residents can have running water again,” he said.
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Issued by eThekwini Municipality. For more information, contact Municipal Spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela 060 966 4220 or Mayoral Spokesperson Mluleki Mntungwa on 060 974 1140.
