Heavy downpours continue to batter parts of the Western Cape

CAPE TOWN - Heavy rains continued to wreak havoc in many parts of the Western Cape on Thursday morning, as a severe cold front makes landfall in the province.

A Level 8 warning for disruptive rains and strong winds was issued for the Cape Town, Drakenstein and Stellenbosch municipalities.

Some of the damages reported in Cape Town included blown-off roofs, flooded homes and roads as well as electricity outages.

Some residents were also evacuated in Newton outside Paarl due to an overflowing river nearby.

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In Kleinvlei, Cape Town, some residents had to contend with knee-high water levels.

Some residents, like Lorenzo Manuel, had been digging trenches since early on Thursday morning to redirect the water away from their homes.

Manuel told Eyewitness News that he had to miss work on Thursday due to the flooding.

"If I go inside my house now, the water gets in my boots. I just got dry clothes now from a friend. I didn't go to work because I have to sort out my house."

Many streets in the area are inaccessible due to flooding.

Meanwhile, it’s almost eerily quiet for a weekday morning in Goodwood.

Many roads were littered with sand and tree branches that had broken off due to strong overnight winds.

Cars could be seen gently swerving to avoid a few slightly water logged streets and an increasing number of potholes in the area — while a few open fields and parks are also waterlogged creating massive pools — which the birds are thoroughly enjoying.

Several City of Cape Town teams are visible in the area — some responding to clear debris and fallen trees and their branches — while others are attending to a traffic light that’s out along Frans Conradie Drive.

The community’s private security company is also made their presence felt with a number of their cars slowly driving or parked across Goodwood, keeping a watchful eye.