Cape Town floods

Lester Kiewit interviews Charlotte Powell (City of Cape Town, Disaster Management) and Kevin Jacobs (Cape Town Traffic Services).

Read More Read More Read More Read More trees are laying in roadways, branches that have fallen… Lots of low-lying areas have localised flooding…

The City of Cape Town says the heavy rain in the area has left several informal settlements under water.

Persistent rainfall has caused severe flooding and power outages in parts of Cape Town as relief efforts get underway across the metro.

Cold fronts are not uncommon in the Western Cape at this time of year. “The worst-affected areas are informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Ottery, Langa, Strand, Philippi, Gugulethu, Delft, and Vrygrond,” the city said in a statement early on Tuesday, TimesLive reported. “Every year around this time of the year, our teams are geared up for floods. “We just received calls from Langa and Gugulethu where a few structures have flooded as well. Ongoing rainfall has caused severe flooding and power outages in parts of the city. These areas include Eastridge, Bridgetown, Rosebank, Mowbray, Philippi, Zeekoevlei, Mfuleni, Bantry Bay, Philippi West, Pinelands, Langa, Lansdowne, Bonteheuwel, Brooklyn and Parow.pic.twitter.com/YM9oAfxSet

The downpour in Cape Town and surrounds caused havoc with houses and shacks flooded, driveways dammed up, and a school bus accident on a muddy road.

The children climbed out of the bus and did not want to go to hospital. We want to hear your views on the news. The Gift of the Givers braced themselves for flooding so as soon as it started, they began fanning out in Bishop Lavis, Langa, Ravensmead, Gugulethu, Mfuleni and Kraaifontein to offer humanitarian assistance. "I can't pull the car out because the water has now piled up. The exams scheduled for Tuesday would have to be rescheduled. "This has been going on for the last 10 years," she said.

The City of Cape Town is gripped by the first of a series of cold fronts which made landfall on Sunday and could last until Wednesday.

We also preparing to head out to Masiphumelele in Hout Bay where flooding has wreaked havoc in the area. Between Monday and Tuesday, Kirstenbosch saw the highest rainfall at 124mm, closely followed by Grabouw with 122mm. Even their groceries are full of water,” added Pimpi, appealing for food donations for the communities affected. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said: “There are areas where storm water drains are still blocked and where we have to do more in terms of winter readiness for the July rains. I couldn’t even go inside the residents’ homes because of the amount of water that has since flowed in,” reported Martlow. All of our teams are out responding to the areas and hopefully, they will deal with all of the areas inundated.”

The first of a series of cold fronts made landfall on Sunday and is expected to last until Wednesday.

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said: “There are areas where storm water drains are still blocked and where we have to do more in terms of winter readiness for the July rains. The first of a series of cold fronts made landfall on Sunday and is expected to last until Wednesday. The first of a series of cold fronts made landfall on Sunday and is expected to last until Wednesday.

The Kuilsriver gushes along Covid informal settlement in Mfuleni, Cape Town, flooding the bordering houses. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks.

Please include a link back to the original article. This is Siphelele Xabendlini, almost knee-deep in water, as he crosses Japhta Masemola Road in Makhaza. “I cross the road many times a day to collect water and get basic necessities from the shops. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks As you walk through this township you notice a strong smell of fuel burning as people try to keep warm. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

As a big hurdle for many travelling, the N2 – Spine Road off-ramp is currently facing closure.

Motorists are advised to use an alternative route. If your usual roads have started to look more like dams, you aren’t alone. Motorists have been advised to be cautious and use alternative routes for some roads and ramps that have been affected due to flooding conditions and other means.

There are fears that the recent floods may see many more lose their homes and some politicians have argued that this was proof that the city's plans were ...

They were telling us that the city was more than ready for any eventuality but unfortunately that's not the case," Sotashe said. There are fears that the recent floods may see many more lose their homes and some politicians have argued that this was proof that the city's plans were ineffective in eradicating the challenges faced by the poor. There are fears that the recent floods may see many more lose their homes and some politicians have argued that this was proof that the city's plans were ineffective in eradicating the challenges faced by the poor.

Lester Kiewit chats to a local community organisations about the work being done to assist flood-stricken communities.

Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More She believes the municipality has not been able to keep up with maintenance.

Heavy rainfall over the last 2 days has caused flooding in areas of Cape Town and areas of Western Cape Province, South Africa. Floods in Cape Town, ...

Over 300 people have lost their lives in catastrophic flooding in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province in South Africa. The government declared a state of disaster in the province after "one of the worst weather storms in the history of our country." The teams assisted to unblock stormwater drains by pumping water away from low lying areas and by providing sand bags and flood protection. The city of Cape Town said it deployed over 100 teams to attend to flooding related complaints and incidents.

City residents battle cold and rain as a heavy storm hits Cape Town. The Kuilsriver gushes along COVID ...

We have no tap in my area,” he said. This road in Khayelitsha is flooded because of a blocked drain. In photos: Cape of floods

Mawande Sigwinta's is hoping to save at least some of the half-drowned vegetables after heavy downpours hit the Mother City this weekend.

We agreed that I would supply him with lettuce, spinach and beetroot for the next two months. The garden supplies fresh veggies to the local community and supplements its garden kitchen. The vegetable garden is also a hangout spot for locals, who serve food and drinks here. He believes that, unless the next few days offer warmer weather, it is going to be difficult for him to save his crops. Also, the soil is a bit clayish, so it did not absorb all the water. However, this has so far been the worst.

The City of Cape Town has commenced mopping-up operations across the city amid flooding in informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Ottery, Langa, Strand, ...

Subscribe to News24 for access to this exciting feature and more. In Freedom Park, Ottery, the roofs of temporary structures collapsed due to heavy rainfall. Due to the heavy rainfall, a Level-4 warning has been issued for the Cape Town metro, parts of the Winelands and the Overberg.