{"id":71596,"date":"2022-09-13T22:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=71596"},"modified":"2022-09-13T22:25:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T20:25:08","slug":"president-to-visit-jagersfontein-disaster-area-as-gift-of-the-givers-arrives-with-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/president-to-visit-jagersfontein-disaster-area-as-gift-of-the-givers-arrives-with-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"President to visit Jagersfontein disaster area as Gift of the Givers arrives with supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Nokwanda Dlangamandla
\n12:09:2022
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Emergency services are working around the clock in the devastated Jagersfontein in the Free State after a dam wall collapsed in the early hours of Sunday.<\/p>\n

President Cyril Ramaphosa was to visit the disaster site today after a flash flood killed three people, damaged residential properties, cut off all electricity supply to the town, and rendered cellphone towers non-operational.<\/p>\n

Aid organisation Gift of the Givers arrived on the scene with emergency supplies, and we spoke to radio Islam international and discussed with the founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman.<\/p>\n

According to Sooliman, people’s homes were destroyed, others completely disappeared, and people’s cars and personal belongings were all gone due to the collapsed dam.<\/p>\n

More than five hundred people working in the mine are afraid that they might lose their jobs.<\/p>\n

Sooliman confirmed that three bodies were discovered, and more than 60 people were rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n

He added that many animals had been washed away or ill from the area’s toxic sludge.<\/p>\n

Sooliman said the Eskom power was knocked out due to the destroyed infrastructure, and cellphone towers were also affected.<\/p>\n

Sooliman warned of the danger of the toxic floods moving to the rivers.<\/p>\n

He said some people who lost their homes were forced to Bloemfontein, but some refused to complain that it was too far.<\/p>\n

Sooliman commended the government and the search rescue teams for the quick response.<\/p>\n

Sooliman said they donated water, ready-made food, and blankets to the affected and displaced families, and they were moved to a local community hall and church.<\/p>\n

He said he could not give a definite number on how many people were impacted and needed aid, but they attended to about 500 people at the community hall.<\/p>\n

He added that the primary need for the people was water, as no one could survive without it.<\/p>\n

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