Cape Town hit hardest by winter storm in province
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Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has been hit the hardest by two cold fronts, with localised flooding in low-lying areas and some roads that have been waterlogged.
The latest winter storms, the first of which made landfall on Wednesday evening, have largely subsided, Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell said on Friday. The City said mopping-up operations are continuing across the Cape metropole.
The City’s disaster officials have completed assessments in Khayelitsha, Crossroads, Delft, Nyanga, Langa, Phillipi East, Macassar Village, Mfuleni and Strand, and the informal settlements department is continuing with assessments in these communities.
SA battered by two consecutive cold fronts The South African Weather Services said the first one made landfall in the country on Thursday moving over the Western Cape and bringing with it widespread showers and rains. Parts of the Western Cape experienced heavy rain and flooding as a cold front made landfall in the province on 5 May 2021. The town of Struisbaai was one of the areas affected by the flooding. Picture: Supplied
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN - South Africa has been hit by two successive cold fronts.
The South African Weather Services said the first one made landfall in the country on Thursday moving over the Western Cape and bringing with it widespread showers and rains.
Heavy rains and flooding in the Western Cape.
NATIONAL NEWS - The Western Cape has already started feeling the devastating effects of the cold fronts and heavy rainfall from Thursday.
Flooding has been reported in the Gugulethu, Macassar Village and Phillipi East areas, while power outages were reported at Joe Slovo in Milnerton and Noordhoek.
Pictures and videos circulating on social media have painted a grim picture of flooded roads.
Colin Deiner from Western Cape Disaster Management told
eNCA that while the cold weather would continue through the weekend, the rain would subside in Cape Town.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Friday issued a warning of damaging winds in the province, calling on high-sided vehicle drivers to be cautious.
WATCH: Cape Townâs informal settlements, suburbs flooded by heavy rain
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Cape Town â Informal settlement residents whose homes were hit by heavy downpours across the province yesterday have described their living conditions in winter as a nightmare.
Flooded roads, power outages, damage to homes and fallen trees were among the incidents reported in several parts of the province yesterday.
Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said Gugulethu, Macassar Village and Philippi East, Khayelitsha, Langa and Delft were among areas affected by flooding, and a request was sent to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to provide humanitarian assistance.
W Cape flooding: Masi residents using buckets to scoop water out of shacks
21 May 2021 1:11 PM Cape Town Flooding
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EWN reporter Shamiela Fischer spoke to affected residents and Disaster Management urges people to move to higher ground.
Heavy rains in the Western Cape have battered the province and had the biggest impact on informal settlements in the area.
An update from Chantal Alexander at the Disaster Risk Management Centre, and Mandy Winer also talks to EWN reporter Shamiela Fischer about the situation on the ground in the Western Cape.
Our mopping up operations are continuing across the city. The disaster management officials have completed assessments in Khayelitsha, Crossroads, Nyanga, Philippi East, Delft, Langa, Macassar Village, Mfuleni, and Strand.