The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a yellow level two warning for severe thunderstorms and more rain over the Western Cape and Namaqua overnight.
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This comes after torrential rains and galeforce winds caused havoc across the Western Cape recently, resulting in flooding in various areas, causing at least three people to lose their lives.
These also resulted in the Gouritz River Catchment, covering the Little and Central Karoo and the Coastal belt of the Southern Cape reaching 68.85% of its capacity.
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The Olifants/Doorn River Catchment on the West Coast now stands at 98.94%, an increase of nearly 25% over the same time last year, while the largest dam in the province, the Theewaterskloof Dam, has hit 100%.
‘The Provincial Disaster Management Centre cites that the Western Cape flooding was not without devastation as several regions have been affected by flooding, with the worst affected areas being Breede Valley and some informal settlements in the City of Cape Town.
‘Regrettably, three people are reported to have lost their lives as a result of the impact of heavy rains in the past few weeks. People are advised to stay away from the floodplains,’ the department said, according to IOL.
Apart from localised flooding near the construction site of the Clanwilliam Dam wall, there are no immediate reports of DWS infrastructure damage.
There were also no reported incidents of water pollution associated with the heavy rainfall.
It will be a mostly sunny day in Cape Town, becoming progressively cloudy followed by a few showers in parts of the Mother City.
As the evening rolls in, so too do the clouds with 84% cloud cover forecasted. Temperatures are expected to drop to a low of 11ºC and wind speeds pick up to 15kph, gusting at 43kph from a north-north-westerly direction.
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