Heavy rainfall, since the early hours of Wednesday morning, has caused serious damage and chaos in several Cape neighbourhoods. On Wednesday, informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Hout Bay, Makaza, Masiphumulele and Macassar Village were flooded.
Roofs were blown off in Hangberg, Hout Bay, Durbanville and Somerset West. Roads across the metropole were flooded and several areas left without any power.
According to Chantel Alexander, City of Cape Town Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, the informal settlements affected due to heavy rainfall overnight were Overcome Heights, Phola Park, Goliath Estate, Langa, Masiphumulele, Khayeltisha and Philippi.
“No emergency sheltering was activated,” Alexander said. “Many trees were uprooted across the City in the following areas: Durbanville, Ravensmead, Atlantis, Eversdal and Somerset West. These are being attended to by the Recreation and Parks Department.”
More power outages were reported in Philippi, Pelican Heights, Samora Machel, Strand and Nyanga.
“The Electricity Department will be attending to all reports,” Alexander added. “Various roads across the City have been flooded and these are being attended to by the Roads and Stormwater department.”
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Raining ☔️ in Strand
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Water lying at the shopping centre in Fishoek Cape Town – 2 inches of rain measured already! ? ☔️
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Cape Town – Main Road: Flooding at Kalk Bay #CapeStorm pic.twitter.com/EhrmFmcrOM
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