#Tornado Path brings Mogale City together
During the period of only two days a great deal of community members has offered their services, whether it be babysitting, accommodation or soup kitchens.
Within two days numerous community members offered their services – whether it be babysitting, accommodation or setting up soup kitchens.
The tornado that struck parts of Krugersdorp, Ruimsig and Muldersdrift has left widespread devastation all across the West Rand. Since the event on Monday, 9 October at about 3pm, numerous people have offered assistance to those who have been affected.
On Monday night, Elsa Nel, owner of the Bankenveld House Bed and Breakfast in Chancliff accommodated six people from Munsieville, Roodepoort and a plot near Krugersdorp respectively after their homes had been completely destroyed by the tornado.
“I am so thankful to have been in a position to help these people in need, and I want to help them until they are able to get back on their feet again,” she said.
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She also mentioned that four of the people have already left, but a woman and her teenage daughter who have nowhere else to go after their Munsieville home was flattened are still living in her guesthouse.
Another institution, the NG Kerk Paardekraal Monument took soup and bread to the residents of Munsieville informal settlement. With the help of President Hyper and Rant-en-Dal Spar, they managed to feed about 600 people with an estimated 200 litres of soup and many loaves of bread.Later that evening Krugersdorp Lions Club and Brian’s Supermarket fed many hungry Munsieville tummies with a nutritious meal that included rice, chicken, spinach and pumpkin.Hope for the Future, a local charity offered to take care of the children of those parents who needed to go to their homes in the hard-hit areas. Yolanda Pestana and Madre Botha, who have been members of the community for many years said that if anyone is in desperate need of someone to babysit their children, they would be more than happy to do so. Contact the duo on 078 676 9760 for more information.
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Donations towards relief efforts will be accepted at the Caxton Joburg North office on the corner of JG Strydom Road and Cornelius Street, opposite Palm Court Shopping Centre in Weltevreden Park.This is what the victims need:
• Blankets and bedding
• Tinned food: Nothing that needs to be prepared because some areas still don’t have electricity.
• Baby food, formula and feeding bottles
• Nappies
• Warm clothes and jackets
• Equipment and materials to repair shacks
• Clean water
• Medical kits, such as bandages and plasters
• Toiletries, including toilet paper and towels
• School stationery and books for children
• School clothes
• Shoes
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