Power cuts, flooded roads as Cape rains hit 20 May 2021 - 12:20 A man's umbrella suffers the consequences of gale-force winds and heavy rain on the Sea Point promenade during a previous storm in Cape Town. File photo. Image: Esa Alexander/Sunday Times Localised flooding has been reported in Cape Town after heavy rainfall that began on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday. Affected areas were Gugulethu, Macassar Village and Philippi East, with multiple road accidents also reported across the city. Weather-related power outages were also reported in Joe Slovo in Milnerton and Noordhoek, the City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) reported.