City council disaster officials and firefighters evacuated as many as 1,000 people from a building in Kruskal Avenue in Bellville after it was damaged by the storm.
City of Cape Town traffic chief Richard Coleman said while no injuries had been reported, the road was closed and emergency service personnel were attending to the incident.A massive cold front pounded the Western Cape with up to 50mm of rainfall expected over the weekend.
Localised flooding was expected in some areas, and vulnerable residents were advised to dig trenches around their properties.According to an update issued by disaster risk management earlier on Saturday, there had been numerous reports of flooded roadways and fallen trees.
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