Eastern Cape Floods | Schools damaged by heavy rains

GQEBERHA - Thousands of people have been affected by flooding in the Eastern Cape.

Communities have been displaced and schools damaged, forcing the relocation of pupils.

READ: EC Floods | Over 1200 evacuated in Gqeberha

The academic year has now suffered a setback, and many might have to start afresh.

Charles Duna Primary School SGB chairperson Lizo Ndzuzo said, "It has had a teaching in the school because we had to turn the children away yesterday on Sunday, the principal phoned me to say: the guy that stays in the caretaker's house...we wanted the pictures but could not get the pictures because he was at work..."

"Yesterday morning [Monday] we could not walk, children could not go into classes so it was bad."