Riverlands Dam Collapse | All eyes on third dam, after two collapse …
Aug 9, 2024 · Two retention dams above the Riverlands Dam collapsed causing extensive flooding in the area. Hundreds left homeless are being housed in churches and community halls. There are now fears of...
Water department reveals four dams that collapsed in Riverlands …
Aug 31, 2024 · The department released a report on Thursday into the failure of the four dams, which led to the destruction of over 50 households, leaving hundreds of people displaced. The aftermath of flooding...
Riverlands Dam Collapse | 3 dams breach causing major …
Aug 10, 2024 · Severe flooding occurred after two retaining dams collapsed, leading to a third overflowing. Houses were either damaged or completely destroyed leaving several families homeless. Over 200 people...
Riverlands Dam Collapse | 200 families left high and not-so-dry
Aug 9, 2024 · SWARTLAND - Some 200 families have been displaced after two dams collapsed in Swartland in the Western Cape. Engineers say the disaster doesn't warrant any mass evacuations. The Chatsworth...
This follows the failure of three farm dams located in Riverlands that breached, resulting in flooding that caused severe property and infrastructure damage to the affected area, leading to hundreds of people being provided with humanitarian assistance.
Residents of Western Cape towns forced to flee homes after dam …
On Thursday, 08 August 2024, the wall of one of the dams on a property known as Dassenberg breached, affecting two neighbouring dams and resulting in severe flooding to parts of Riverlands,...
Thousands affected by dam collapse in Swartland
Aug 8, 2024 · Thousands of people are left destitute after two retention dams above the Riverlands Dam in the Swartland Municipality District collapsed in the early hours of Thursday morning. Aid organisation Gift of the Givers said they have a fully fledged term en route to assist those severely affected.
Burst dam walls result in two missing, extensive flooding in Riverlands …
Aug 8, 2024 · With the long weekend approaching, a cold front is set to make landfall across Cape Town, as areas outside of the metropole have flooded due to the collapse of two retention dams. Residents in...
Report: Land Reform and Rural Development responsible for collapse …
Aug 29, 2024 · CAPE TOWN - The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development is responsible for the collapse of four dams in Riverlands. This is just one of the findings contained in a...
Two people missing after dam walls collapse - Zimoja
Aug 8, 2024 · Two people have gone missing in Chatsworth, outside Malmesbury in the Western Cape, following the collapse of two retention dams that left some areas flooded. Residents in Chatsworth and Riverlands are the hardest hit after the dam walls burst this morning.
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