GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - Gift of the Givers teams are preparing a major intervention along the Garden Route following heavy rains and flooding affecting George, Oudtshoorn, Bitou, Kannaland, Hessequa and Knysna.
Trucks carrying maize, food parcels, mattresses, hygiene packs, new clothing, blankets, sanitary pads, diapers, bottled water, plastic sheeting and pet food will be arriving from Kimberley, Gqeberha, Graaff-Reinet and Cape Town.
"The police Central Command has partnered with us, giving us total cooperation in every aspect," says Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman in a statement.
"They will escort our vehicles into the affected area, have offered us the Eden Cluster base at Heatherlands to utilise as Gift of the Givers Logistics Centre and will pack and assist with distribution of aid. The police say it is the first time in their history that a police base has been offered to a civil society organisation as a logistics facility."
Gift of the Givers have also made arrangements to bring in helicopters and aquatic teams if water rescue is required. Hot meals will be provided on site.
"More detailed information on the situation in informal settlements and the general business and residential area is awaited to respond effectively and timeously," says Sooliman.
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