{"id":45500,"date":"2024-07-16T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/storm-damage-assessment-continues-as-muizenberg-police-station-floods-due-to-structural-defects-in-heritage-building-20240716\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:42:47","slug":"storm-damage-assessment-continues-as-muizenberg-police-station-floods-due-to-structural-defects-in-heritage-building-20240716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/storm-damage-assessment-continues-as-muizenberg-police-station-floods-due-to-structural-defects-in-heritage-building-20240716\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm damage assessment continues as Muizenberg Police \tStation floods due to structural defects in heritage building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Muizenberg Police Station suffered extensive flooding from a damaged roof and structural flaws, affecting all floors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The local Community Policing Forum criticized the conditions as inhumane for officers, <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Despite past promises of repair funding, inadequate maintenance persist\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As Disaster Risk Management officials continue to assess flooded roads and infrastructure damaged in last week\u2019s stormy weather, Muizenberg Police Station is back in the spotlight after the building flooded due to an alleged damaged roof and an array of structural defects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a video sent to the <em>People\u2019s Post <\/em>last week, water could be seen flowing down stairs and hallways at the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police station, which is reportedly housed in a heritage building owned by the Department of Public Works, has multiple flaws, including a damaged roof, a broken fence, electrical cables and damaged windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heide Goodman, treasurer at the Muizenberg Community Policing Forum (CPF), tells the <em>People\u2019s Post <\/em>that police officers are subjected to inhumane working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/water-continues-to-rise-in-knee-deep-vygieskraal-flooding-20240712\" target=\"_blank\">Water continues to rise in knee-deep Vygieskraal flooding<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast week was horrible and everyone is getting sick,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7c86deb1\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cIt (the station) was totally under water and the holding cells, where they keep the prisoners, are usually flooded. It is inhumane working conditions.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodman<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/muizenberg-police-station-is-falling-apart-cpf-concerned-over-flooded-cells-and-non-working-switchboards-20230620\" target=\"_blank\"> first highlighted the issue<\/a> with provincial police management at a Muizenberg Community Imbizo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/muizenberg-police-station-is-falling-apart-cpf-concerned-over-flooded-cells-and-non-working-switchboards-20230620\" target=\"_blank\">The imbizo was held<\/a> at Capricorn Primary School on Thursday 15 June last year (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/muizenberg-police-station-is-falling-apart-cpf-concerned-over-flooded-cells-and-non-working-switchboards-20230620\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cStation falling apart,\u201d<\/a> <em>People\u2019s Post<\/em>, 20 June 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/muizenberg-police-station-is-falling-apart-cpf-concerned-over-flooded-cells-and-non-working-switchboards-20230620\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Muizenberg police station is falling apart\u2019: CPF concerned over flooded cells and non-working switchboards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, she described the station as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/muizenberg-police-station-is-falling-apart-cpf-concerned-over-flooded-cells-and-non-working-switchboards-20230620\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018falling apart\u2019 <\/a>with holding cells underwater, toilets flooding and broken switchboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-promise\">Promise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on last week\u2019s flooding, Goodman said officers are still working in \u201chorrible conditions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA few years ago, there was a promise for a substantial amount to fix the building and then at the end of that year the money was drawn back,\u201d she said. \u201cThe cabling in the police station needs to be fixed because often the computers don\u2019t work, so the switchboard is on and off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, excessive rain flooded both floors of the building as well as the basement, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe problems need serious attention. The two levels of the building and the basement, where the holding cells are, are literally half underwater,\u201d she said. \u201cI have not been allowed to see the holding cells, so we have encouraged churches to go in because they have access to pray with prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/stormy-weather-sweeps-the-south-as-dwellings-cave-liesbeek-bursts-banks-20240709\" target=\"_blank\">Stormy weather sweeps the south as dwellings cave, Liesbeek bursts banks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodman described how the building gets flooded every winter. \u201cThe water comes from the roof and then it floods down the stairs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodman claimed female officers felt unsafe in the workplace after the fence fell over, leaving the building open and vulnerable, while broken lights left the station in darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_5d724205\">\n<div class=\"text\">The fence has fallen, so there is no protection and the lighting does not work. The women are feeling threatened at night and the general upkeep of the building, such as cracked windows needs to be fixed because there has been no maintenance.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>People\u2019s Post<\/em> reached out to Muizenberg Police who are yet to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Disaster Risk Management teams continue to assess the impact of residential flooding, flooding of roads and infrastructure as well electricity outages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/hout-bay-seal-rescue-centre-seeks-urgent-help-after-massive-waves-damage-sanctuary-20240709\" target=\"_blank\">Hout Bay Seal Rescue Centre seeks urgent help after massive waves damage sanctuary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the City, around 158 097 people and 47 663 structures were flooded or damaged since Wednesday 3 July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather-related power outages are reportedly affecting 24 areas 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