Relief efforts for CT communities hit by flooding; weather warnings remain in place - COCT
Extreme stormy conditions have battered most of the province for three days, causing flooding, power outages, and property damage.
Heavy rain on 9 July 2024 caused flooding in parts of Cape Town. Picture: @CityofCT/X
CAPE TOWN - The city's disaster management services said that persistent rainfall in Cape Town had flooded roads.
The heavy rains have also blocked stormwater drains as rivers and canals in the metropole burst their banks.
Spokesperson for the city, Sonica Lategan, said assessments were ongoing to determine the number of people affected.
"A number of humanitarian relief agencies are assisting with soft relief in Khayelitsha, Lwandle, Nomzamo, Gugulethu, Philippi, Masiphumelele, Philippi East, Mfuleni, Tafelsig and Vygieskraal."
Lategan said that the existing weather warnings remained in place for Wednesday and Thursday.
"The level 6 disruptive rain and level 4 damaging winds has now been extended to Thursday. However, there is also a warning for level 8 disruptive rain in place for Thursday, 11 July 2024, as well as a level 6 warning for damaging waves. This will likely exacerbate the impacts of the severe weather to date."
Lategan said that all city services were on hand to deal with incidents that may arise from the forecast.