/ 8 July 2021

Cape Town residents battle to stop sewage flooding their homes

July 06 2020 Heavy Winter Rains & An Overflowing Sewerage Pipe Have Flooded Areas Of Ethembeni In Khayelitsha. Photo By David Harrison
Heavy winter rains and an overflowing sewerage pipe have flooded areas of eThembeni in Khayelitsha. (David Harrison/M&G)

Illegal occupations of unsuitable land coupled with heavy rains cause disruption of flood management systems

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