GEORGE NEWS - The following update was received from George Municipality.
ROAD CLOSURES
Motorists are asked to please avoid the following roads:
Figland Street in Borcherds; and the Saasveld Road/Madiba Drive, which is closed.
ELECTRICITY
There are some power outages across the city. Electricians attend to issues as they occur.
We appeal for your patience as safety issues may impact our electricians’ ability to deal with certain matters.
WATER SUPPLY
A pipe-burst near the N2, probably because of flooding, is affecting the eastern suburbs, George South and the CBD and will later affect Thembalethu, Rosedale and part of Pacaltsdorp.
Reservoirs remain critically low due to the weekend’s raw water supply pipe burst.
We appeal to all residents to keep using water for essentials only.
Details of the eastern supply issues are available in a separate entry.
REFUSE REMOVAL SUSPENDED
Refuse removal (black, blue and green bags) have been suspended for today, 22 November. If your refuse has not yet been collected, please take it in and put out on WEDNESDAY 24 November.
Today’s collection areas are Blanco, Riverlea, Heather Park, Heatherlands, Glen Barrie, Kraaibosch, Groenkloof, Blue Mountain Village, Herold's Bay, Victoria Bay and Rondevlei area (George side).
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Buildings that have been closed due to flooding related matters will reopen tomorrow at 07:45 unless otherwise informed.
PHONE LINES AND WEB AFFECTED
Connectivity on some administrative phone lines is intermittent and the internet server for our website is also affected. Please try again if you are not immediately successful.
GO GEORGE
Please see separate updates marked ‘GO GEORGE SERVICE UPDATE’.
REPORT
Please report flood-related incidents to:
George Municipality All-hour Emergencies 044 801 6300.
George Municipality Disaster Management 044 801 6316.
George Municipality Electricity-related 044 801 9222.
Garden Route District Disaster Management 044 805 5071.
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