Some schools still remain closed in Garden Route district

The Garden Route Disaster Management Centre says some schools will still remain closed in the region where there’s been flood and wind damage and where communities have been cut off by floods.

Municipalities have also made progress with reopening more roads throughout the region.

Disaster head Gerhard Otto says food hampers are still being distributed to flood cut off communities.

“Food hampers are being taken through to Avontuur and Kammenassie to be distributed to areas that is cut off where we can access areas. For those areas that we can’t access it will be flown in tomorrow because it seems like tomorrow will give us a chance. We do have about a thousand people still housed in halls. Assessments have been done on the houses. As soon as we get some sunny weather, we hope that people can return back home.”