Danos causados por tempestades no Cabo Ocidental são estimados em 10 bilhões de rands

O governo do Cabo Ocidental relata que as tempestades do mês passado causaram quase 10 bilhões de rands em danos em toda a província. Onze pessoas morreram nas inundações e uma permanece desaparecida. Financiamento adicional será solicitado ao governo nacional.

Avaliações preliminares mostram que a agricultura sofreu mais de 5,2 bilhões de rands em perdas, enquanto os danos à infraestrutura de transporte totalizam pouco menos de 2 bilhões de rands. Esses números ainda não foram verificados. O orçamento e a capacidade de entrega da província foram excedidos pela escala da destruição.

O premiê Alan Winde descreveu a tempestade como a pior da história recente. Seu porta-voz, Regan Thaw, observou que a Eskom restabeleceu a energia para 95 por cento das áreas afetadas, embora alguns residentes em regiões duramente atingidas ainda estejam sem eletricidade.

Nos distritos de Garden Route e Little Karoo, os danos excedem 500 milhões de rands. O chefe de desastres, Gerhard Otto, disse que a avaliação identificou danos em estradas, sistemas de água e instalações públicas, com o maior impacto no município de George, seguido por Knysna e Bitou.

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