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FILE| A building destroyed by flooding in Limpopo.
Several houses have been left damaged at several villages outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo following the recent floods.
Some residents at Mpandoni, Duvhuledza and Mubvumoni say their houses are no longer safe to stay in due to structural damage.
Persistent rainfall has left schools, roads and houses damaged in the Mopani and Vhembe districts.
Residents, Nndavheleseni Tshavhungwe and George Ratshihule are appealing for government assistance.
“I need help, I can’t work anymore. The house which collapsed was being used by my sons, who are still at school. They no longer have a place to say. The situation is very bad, and we are not happy at all because it is affecting us as a family, we are just hoping that we can get help of something like a house, so that we can have a place to stay, situation is very bad,” say the residents.
Video| Displaced residents appeal for help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj6AQanxjJM
Similarly, a community leader at Duvhuledza Village outside Thohoyandou is appealing to the government to build houses for the flood victims.
Several houses were damaged following recent floods, while some have collapsed.
Community leader Obert Nekhumbe says most of the people who have been affected are now destitute.
Nekhumbe says they are in a very severe condition, saying people are no longer safe.
“They are still sleeping there because there’s nothing we can do at the moment because of the rain. Their houses are damaged; the roads are not well-equipped. So, we are saying to our government, we are not safe at all. If they can assist, especially in terms of reconstructing the houses, also the road, also the food, some of them are not working as you can see,” adds Nekhumbe.
Related video| Limpopo villagers say floods disrupted their lives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRw-Rejjbxc
