Motorists carefully navigate their way through flooded roads in Khayelitsha near Spine Road as the cold front brought wet weather conditions across parts of the province.
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Officials in Cape Town remain vigilant as adverse weather conditions are expected to continue on Tuesday, prompting preparations for potential impacts.
The torrential rainfall and gale-force winds that battered the Mother City on Monday wreaked havoc and resulted in localised flooding, roofs being blown off, trees uprooted, road closures, and power outages.
By late afternoon, city officials have completed assessments in six areas and confirmed 1,655 dwellings sustained impacts affecting over 5,600 persons.
The City of Cape Town’s spokesperson for Disaster Risk Management, Charlotte Powell, said city services are continuing with mop-up operations.
“Teams are attending to service faults; however, some reinstatements are being delayed as it is not safe for staff to operate in the very windy conditions.
Our assessments in informal settlements, too, are continuing – where assessments have been completed, we have activated our NGO partners to provide immediate soft relief,” Powell said.
She said the impact from the frontal systems had been extensive.
“The impacts from the frontal systems have been extensive, and teams are working as quickly as possible to attend to them. We thank the public for their patience and cooperation. We also remind everyone to please report service faults to the city’s corporate call centre or via the City’s App and to please only call the Public Emergency Communication Centre for incidents that present imminent danger to life or property."
The Table Mountain National Park had also announced the temporary closure of the park.
The Western Cape MEC for Education, David Maynier, confirmed the closure of all schools in the Western Cape on Tuesday.
One person had also died as a result of severe flooding, according to the city’s Disaster Risk Management.
A tree fell on a vehicle in Plattekloof.
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Glencairn in Cape Town.
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Residents were urged to remain indoors during the storm.
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Heavy rain and strong winds battered Cape Town.
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City officials attempting to clear all the incidents reported.
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City of Cape Town officials are out in full swing.
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