More than 1,000 residents of Nelson Mandela Bay were evacuated to places of safety across the metro yesterday due to heavy rains that resulted in flooding in certain areas.
Disaster management officials have been dispatched to affected areas to rescue the situation.
Affected areas include KwaZakhele, New Brighton and Walmer.
Residents are blaming the municipality for a poor drainage system and not being fully prepared to handle such events.
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