WATCH: Overwhelming response to Durban clean-ups
The clean-ups spearheaded by Morningside resident, Cindy Wadsworth, who set up a Facebook page called Clean up Durban, saw residents uniting to tackle affected sites across the City.
DURBANITES from various backgrounds united and showed up in numbers over the last few days to help clean-up various businesses crippled by looting and property damage in the wave of violent attacks in the City.
According to preliminary reports, compiled by National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS), extensive damage has been caused to more than 160 malls and shopping centres, 11 warehouses, eight factories and 161 liquor outlets and distributors.
The clean-ups spearheaded by Morningside resident, Cindy Wadsworth, who set up a Facebook page called Clean up Durban, saw residents uniting to tackle affected sites across the City including Cornubia, Queen Nandi Drive, Westmead and Springfield Park.
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This video shared by Durban North resident, Luc Quevauvilliers, shows how many people pitched in to help at the Cornubia site.
“I was feeling so helpless and emotional in the face of all the loss experienced and how things had unfolded. I created the Clean up Durban Facebook page and the response was overwhelming. Katie Pillinger and Michaela Geytenbeek who also joined in admins were absolutely phenomenal and we were able to coordinate and tackle the different areas affected.
“It has been incredible to see how this has united residents and how this platform has grown. People from all ages, races and religions all united to do whatever they could to help. We were actually overwhelmed at times with the number of people who showed up to clean up areas where looting had taken place,” Wadsworth said.
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