OR Tambo District Municipality
President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit the Eastern Cape on Tuesday to assess the aftermath of recent floods that have claimed several lives and caused damage to private and public infrastructure.
The Presidency said that President Ramaphosa would visit Port St Johns in the company of the newly appointed Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thembi Nkadimeng, and Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane.
“The OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province has been affected by torrential rainfall over the past week, which caused flooding resulting in loss of life, displacement of communities, and damage to infrastructure,” said Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya.
He said the severe weather, for which early warnings were made, affected communities in Port St Johns, Ingquza Hill, Nyandeni, and King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipalities.
“The floods disrupted critical infrastructure and services to water and electricity supply services, teaching and learning, as well as roads and bridges that collapsed,” Magwenya said.
He said the government had activated a working Special Intergovernmental Committee on Disaster Management to provide support and relief to the affected communities.
Ramaphosa is expected to arrive in Port St Johns at around 3 PM on Tuesday afternoon.
