Following the most recent humanitarian crisis in Port St Johns; Eastern Cape; in which thousands of households were affected by flooding, work has begun to build temporary structures for displaced residents.

President Cyril Ramaphosa assured the Port St Johns residents affected that a contractor would begin building temporary structures for them on Wednesday, this week.

“Government is gearing into action. Tomorrow, we’ve got contractors that will start building temporary structures. We’ve got traditional leaders here [who have] delineated land that we can use. So, a combination of forms of assistance is coming together.”

Port St Johns Mayor, Nomvuzo Mlombile-Cingo, has stated that he will be present to oversee the building of temporary structures being worked on at the time.

Darul Ihsan Media Desk