{"id":264804,"date":"2025-06-26T16:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=264804"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:08:29","slug":"talle-woonbuurte-staan-onder-water-in-vredenburg-en-saldanha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/talle-woonbuurte-staan-onder-water-in-vredenburg-en-saldanha\/","title":{"rendered":"Talle woonbuurte staan onder water in Vredenburg en Saldanha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inwoners van Witteklip en George Kerridge op Vredenburg en Middelpos in Saldanha is moedeloos en hulpeloos nadat swaar re\u00ebn verwoesting in baie se wonings veroorsaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baie huise is heeltemal oorstroom of lek deur die dak. Volgens inwoners is daar baie mense wat nie nuwe dakplate kan bekostig nie \u00f3f \u2018n uitweg na \u2018n ander tuiste nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOns moet orals emmers sit, en wat dit nog moeiliker maak is die kinders en bejaardes wat in hierdie sopnat toestande moet rondbeweeg ensiek raak. Dit is glad nie lekker om in sulke omstandighede te bly nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Strate in George Kerridge is oorstroom. Foto: Noluvu Ludidi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Die inwoners meen die mense weet nie meer watter kant toe nie. Hulle vra al vir seile en sandsakke om hul wonings teen die weertoestande te beskerm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMense wag vir die toerusting en niemand kom uit nie. Daar is ges\u00ea ons moet vorms invul om dit te verkry, maar hier is inwoners wat nie eens selfone of selfoondata het om hierdie vorms in te vul nie.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Mentoor van Witteklip het aan Weslander <\/em>ges\u00ea sy is bekommerd oor haar kinders se gesondheid. Water het tot binne in haar huis gestroom, wat alles sopnat gelaat het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk moes in die re\u00ebn slote grawe net om die water te probeer keer. Daar het darem mense met kombersegehelp, maar ek kan nie die nat komberse uit hang nie, want dit re\u00ebn steeds aanhoudend.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buiten al die struikelblokke is dit vir Witteklip-inwoners wonderlik om te sien hoe almal in hierdie moeilike tyd saamstaan en \u2018n hand bysit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inwoners van van Middelpos s\u00ea dit is skokkend om al die waterdamme in die strate te sien. Hulle meen dit is darem beter dat met die skoolvakansie wat begin sodat kinders nie ook nog hoef te sukkel om by die skool uit te kom nie. \u201cMense kan eenvoudig nie in hierdie omstandighede woon nie. Ek maan enige iemand aan in alle areas om uit te reik na di\u00e9 wat dringend hulp nodig het,” het ‘n inwoner bygevoeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die hoofpad wat lei na Middelpos in Saldanha is heeltemal onder water. Foto: Noluvu Ludidi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mentoor voeg by dat hierdie slegs die begin is en sy is bekommerd oor die swaar re\u00ebns wat n\u00f3g hierdie winter gaan kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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