DUNOON RESIDENTS STRANDED IN THEIR HOMES

DUNOON residents have been left wading through hip-deep floodwaters following heavy rains over the weekend, with some residents unable to even reach the doors of their homes.

- BY LILITA GCWABE

Local councillor Bulelwa Mayende said the situation in the Ekupholeni informal settlement is among the worst affected, describing scenes of residents trapped inside waterlogged structures.

Mayende said: “Residents of Ekupholeni informal settlement in DuNoon have been the most affected at this point in time by the heavy rains and floods as many of them cannot even reach the door of their structures to get out.

“Water is up to their hips.”

She warned that conditions could worsen as Cape Town approaches its winter season.