Disaster management
WC disaster management on stand-by ahead of inclement weather
Environmental Affairs MEC Spokesperson James-Brent Styan said that the weather office had issued a weather warning for the next three days.
Last month a storm destroyed several homes uprooted trees and flooded infrastructure but more than four weeks later, rescue teams remain on high alert for more rainfall.
Hundreds of people in Port St Johns in the Easter Cape had to be evacuated from their homes on Monday due to the heavy rain.
In Dundee, three people were killed and their bodies recovered from rivers in the area.
Firefighters battled throughout the night to contain at least eight fires.
Informal settlement residents took stock of water damage on Friday after heavy rains lashed the Mother City.
Firefighters are currently trying to extinguish the vegetation fire which broke out on Sunday.
Disaster Risk Management has urged beachgoers to exercise extreme caution.
Several fires were reported at informal settlements in the City of Cape Town at the weekend.
The cause of a fire that broke out at the CPUT student residence in Gardens is yet to be determined.
The city says plans are in place as two cold fronts are expected over the next few days.
A man lost his life on Saturday after his house caught alight in Atlantis.
Forecaster Kate Turner says no rain is expected after Friday morning.
Rivers burst their banks after heavy torrential downpours in the Laingsburg area.
22 people have drowned on CT beaches since the beginning of November.
A boy has lost his life after his house caught fire in Parow, Cape Town.
Another cold front is expected to close in on the Western Cape this evening.
Heavy rains and possible flash floods are expected in parts of the Western Cape.
Six people lost their lives in separate fires on Sunday morning.