An Orange Level 9 warning for severe storms was issued by the South African Weather Service, hitting communities hard by the inclement weather currently being experienced across Western Cape.
CAPE TOWN - Rescue operations are underway in the Overberg District Municipality for people caught in the floodwaters brought on by the current stormy conditions.
Communities in the area were hit hard by the inclement weather currently being experienced across Western Cape. Damaging winds and heavy rains started to pummel areas on Sunday, and the severe weather has not let up since.ALSO READ:"I think the cellphone towers are one of our minor problems. We've been affected quite severely in all our towns,” said the Overberg Municipality's Reinard Geldenhuys.
“The biggest problem that we are facing right now is we are looking for one person that got washed away, we are busy with an active rescue of people trapped in the river at Botrivier, but also the N2 has been washed away completely.""Throughout all our towns, Grabouw, a lot of people were rescued and [were temporarily housed]. Overstrand had a lot of problems with power cuts, roads flooded, and so on.
Meanwhile, Disaster Risk Management teams across the province had their hands full on Monday morning, as heavy rains and damaging winds continued to pummel communities.Residents in several informal settlements in areas including Mfuleni, Bellville South and Macassar were affected by flooding.In Strand, emergency services personnel assisted four people trapped inside a house.
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