Keely Goodall5 March 2024 | 6:19

WEATHER: Storm 'spares' Cape Town, threatens Southern Cape

The South African Weather Service issued a yellow-level storm warning across the Western Cape on Monday night, which thankfully caused less damage than anticipated.

WEATHER: Storm 'spares' Cape Town, threatens Southern Cape

Thunderstorm / Pexels: Amol Mande

Lester Kiewit speaks with Colin Deiner, Head of Disaster Management in the Western Cape

Listen to the interview in the audio below.

On Monday, the Western Cape braced for flooding, hail and gale-force winds. The bad weather arrived, but the damage, in the main, did not.

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Unfortunately, it's not over yet, and the storm is moving east towards the Southern Cape.

“We are still going to be monitoring it, but the news is good at the moment.”
- Colin Deiner, Head of Disaster Management - Western Cape

There are reports of localised flooding but, according to Deiner, nothing too concerning.

Scroll up to the audio player to listen to the interview.