Residents urged to stay away from swelling rivers

Heavy rainfall across the Garden Route and Little Karoo in the Western Cape continues to cause flooding concerns.

Authorities are urging residents to stay away from swollen rivers, as water spillage from dams is making its way downstream towards the Gouritz River system.

Head of Garden Route Disaster Management, Gerhard Otto says flooding is likely to continue into the weekend.

Disaster officials in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape says some communities in low lying areas have been evacuated as a precaution, in case of rivers bursting their banks.

The region is experiencing heavy rain and wind.

SABC News Reporter, Hasina Gori is ready with an update

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