The Garden Route Municipality has issued an alert to residents in the area, warning the locals of medical and food products washing up onto the shore of some of the beaches within the region, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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A SAMSA incident management team meeting was attended by the Garden Route Disaster Management team. Here, it was confirmed that the products washing up are most likely part of items which were held in shipping containers which fell into the ocean as a result of hazardous sea conditions.
The shipping company to whom the products belonged appointed a service provider known as Spill Tech, who has been tasked with the collection and appropriate disposal of the waste.
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In the same meeting, it had been stated that some of the containers which had been lost at sea contained certain hazardous material.
It was further said that the container was filled with heavy materials and most likely sank to the bottom of the ocean but the whereabouts of the container have not yet been confirmed.
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At the request of Mayor Andrew Stroebel, residents have been urged to report any sightings of items washing ashore, along with the precise location of these items.
Reports can be submitted to the following number: 0634042128.
In addition, residents are advised to refrain from eating or making use of any of the recovered items.
Images of the waste products may be seen below.
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Picture: Mayor Andrew Stroebel / Facebook