SA weather likely to worsen, says Disaster Risk Management Centre
According to the South African Weather Services, a strong gale force westerly breeze will affect the Western Cape and Northern Cape.
CAPE TOWN - South Africans have been urged to keep warm as a cold snap continues in many parts of the country.
Temperatures have dipped to minus five in Gauteng, while Western Cape residents have been warned of more disruptive rains and strong winds.
The Johannesburg emergency management services has urged residents to be careful when using fires, heaters and other flammable elements.
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The City of Cape Town said a lot of people have been displaced since last week, after gale-force winds flattened 1,000 homes in Khayelitsha.
City of Cape Town Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Sonica Lategan.
“The forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours will likely exacerbate the impacts of the inclement weather experienced to date. All relevant city services are already involved in emergency response efforts, and will continue to do so as reports come in.”