Many roads have been affected by the heavy rainfall across the Western Cape on Sunday today, with north-westerly winds reaching up to 120kph that are expected to hit the City of Cape Town, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Overstrand and the Theewaterskloof municipalities today.
This comes after the South African Weather Service issued a Level 8 warning for ‘damaging winds and heavy downpours’, as reported byA tree is also blocking traffic on Old Paarl and De La Haye Avenue in Bellville and due to forecast, more roads are likely going to be impacted.
Currently, assessments are underway in Philippi, where reports of flooding have been received, with similar reports that are under investigation in Asanda Village and Mfuleni, according to In Endlovini, approximately 800 structures were impacted by strong gusts of wind overnight on Thursday, with the City being in discussions with the Province and National Government about shelter for affected persons requiring assistance.The Roads Department is conducting an inspection in Kalk Bay to check for any additional impacts following two mud slides that occurred earlier this week.In addition, the Recreation and Parks Department has had four incidents reported of trees falling over.
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