Western cape disaster management
Western Cape still reeling from week-long inclement weather
Heavy downpours, icy temperatures and strong to gale force winds battered the Cape last week when three cold fronts made land fall.
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Overberg, Cape Winelands hit hardest by storm - WC Disaster Management Dept
Parts of the province were severely affected by heavy rain and strong winds.
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WC braces for latest cold front to make landfall
The Western Cape government said that disaster management centres across the province and emergency responders were on standby for the severe storm that's expected to make landfall later today.
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Knysna fire death toll climbs to 4
The Knysna fire has claimed another life bringing the death toll to four, the Western Cape government has confirmed.
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Heavy rains cause floods in WC, hundreds affected
The flooding has brought misery to over 1,000 residents in Strand, Khayelitsha, Delft and Gugulethu.
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Atlantis police probe cause of deadly fire
A man lost his life on Saturday after his house caught alight in Atlantis.
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Temporary structures for shack fire victims
The City of Cape Town has promised to upgrade the area which was gutted by fire on Monday.
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Boy dies in Parow fire
A boy has lost his life after his house caught fire in Parow, Cape Town.
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WC mop-up operations underway
Heavy rain lashed the Western Cape over the weekend, causing several road closures.
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Disaster management probes deadly shack fires
Two women died in shack fires on Saturday morning while others were left homeless.
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CT inclement weather claims another victim
A homeless man has lost his life after a cave collapsed on them in Hout Bay on Wednesday night.
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CT downpours claim a life
Two unresponsive men were found huddled under wet cardboard boxes in Kuilsriver.
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Two killed in CT shack fire
A 28-year-old woman and her four-year-old son were killed when their shack caught fire on Sunday.
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CT downpours to continue
More than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding in the Western Cape.
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36 CT communities flooded
Residents from informal settlements have been left destitute following heavy rains.
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'Shack fires caused by negligence'
A 28-year-old man and an eight-month-old baby were killed in separate fires.
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Weather helps douse most WC fires
Disaster management says the human element always plays a big role in vegetation fires.
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3 dead, 17 homeless in WC fires
Fires in and around the WC over the weekend has left 3 dead and 17 homeless.
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3 die in CPT shack fires
3 people have died in separate shack fires in Cape Town.
