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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Western Cape government’s Disaster Management has asked the SANDF for the use of a helicopter to deliver humanitarian aid to flood-hit Citrusdal.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson Colin Deiner told News24 the town was under lockdown and that roads were inaccessible due to infrastructural damage.<\/p>\n

He added: “All we have asked from the SANDF is the helicopters to go into the communities that were cut off to deliver food and aid on the west coast.<\/p>\n

“Those towns are fairly isolated, and the roads have washed away. On Thursday, we used the province’s helicopter to fly out a child with injuries. Now we need to get in there to deliver food and medical supplies, and we can’t reach the areas by road.”<\/p>\n

Deiner said some residents of Vredendal had been evacuated from high-risk areas to temporary accommodation.<\/p>\n

“It is to make sure they are not in the way of the water in case of heavy rains. We are being proactive with this,” he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, aid organisation Gift of the Givers said it would donate essential food and non-food items to be transported to the affected areas.<\/p>\n

It said:<\/p>\n

Gift of the Givers added that there was always an increase in the number of displaced people as a result of destructive weather conditions.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Western Cape government’s Disaster Management has asked the SANDF for the use of a helicopter to deliver humanitarian aid to flood-hit Citrusdal. Spokesperson Colin Deiner told News24 the town was under lockdown and that roads were inaccessible due to infrastructural damage. 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