Sputnik Ratau, the spokesperson of the Department of Water and Sanitation, said while they asked residents to be cautious, there was not much that could be done until the rain stops.
“There is nothing much we can do until the water subsides. Roads have been washed away, but we just have to wait for the water to dry. In areas where people live near our catchment areas, we are asking people to not take chances. We ask people to move away and to not cross low lying bridges because you don’t know how deep the water is. We are working with municipalities and NGOs to warn people beforehand about the destructive rains.”