Nthuthuzelo Nene15 August 2024 | 15:38

IN PICS: Riverlands flood destruction leaves residents in low spirits

Some residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Last week, three dam retention walls burst and flooded 50 homes, forcing more than 200 people to leave their homes.

IN PICS: Riverlands flood destruction leaves residents in low spirits

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News

Residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged by the recent heavy floods. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News