# The Garden Route District Municipality says the focus is on locating trapped or displaced people, as weather warnings for the region have been downgraded from level eight to level six. Areas of particular concern remain the Knysna, Bitou, George, and Oudtshoorn areas. According to the municipality’s Fire Chief, Deon Stoffels, approximately 76 people are stranded in De Vlugt in the George municipal area:
Severe weather conditions leave over 70 residents stranded in De Vlugt, George [SOUND]
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