Authorities asked to declare Oudtshoorn a disaster area – SABC News [Video]

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The Oudtshoorn Municipality in the Little Karoo region of the Western Cape has asked authorities to declare it a disaster area following last week’s flooding.

The municipality says assessments and recovery operations are continuing following flood damage to the town and surrounding areas.

The heavy downpours led to the flooding of roads and bridges as well as rockfalls. Many residents were also cut off by raging rivers which are now starting to recede.

Some major roads such as the Meiringspoort Pass which leads to Beaufort West remains closed. The pass sustained extensive damage. Repair work is still under way. Repairs and assessments have also been done on low-lying bridges in and around the town.

“At this stage all the low water bridges in town are closed due to flooding and there’s some assessments the municipality has to do to see what the damage is on the low water bridges. The …