Flooding Cape Town

2022 - 6 - 14

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Floods brings distress: Cold front hammers Cape Town, and it's not ... (Independent Online)

Monday's storm caused severe flooding in numerous informal settlements across Cape Town that left many residents in distress as they struggled to save their ...

City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue and disaster risk management crews are ready to help with localised flooding incidents or waterlogged areas.” Residents of informal settlements are always hit the hardest by these storms.” “Water-logged streets have blocked the entrances to Usasazo High School, Ntwasahlobo Primary, Ummangaliso Primary and Sakumlandela Primary schools. The water was knee-deep, which made it even more difficult for learners and school staff to leave. Western Cape Disaster Management chief director Colin Deiner said: “As the province is prone to flooding and severe weather during the winter season, the Western Cape Disaster Management Centre commenced with winter readiness planning in February 2022 to ensure the districts, metro and organs of state had winter readiness plans in place before the winter season.” The South African Weather Service (Saws) reported: “A cold front has made landfall over the western parts of the Western Cape. Continuous rain and scattered-to-widespread rain showers are expected to persist into Wednesday. Flooding is expected for Tuesday over the south-western parts of the Western Cape.”

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Several roads flooded, City urges residents to stop sharing hoax ... (CapeTown ETC)

Several roads in the Western Cape have been partially flooded as the rainfall continues to pour in some parts of the province.Traffic Services are attending ...

“As emergency relief resources are carefully coordinated through DRM at this time, we appeal to the public to please refrain from sharing unsubstantiated reports or videos,” said Smith. According to the City’s mayoral committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, Traffic Services are attending to reports of localised flooding, where suburban roads and routes are obstructed. Several roads in the Western Cape have been partially flooded as the rainfall continues to pour in some parts of the province.

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Cape Town is flooding – more icy, rainy, gusty weather to come (CapeTalk)

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…

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WATCH: Heavy rainfall cause flooding in parts of Cape Town (East Coast Radio)

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

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Strong winds, localised flooding reported in Cape Town (eNCA)

CAPE TOWN - Disaster management personnel in the Western Cape are on high alert after a cold front brought heavy rainfall to the Mother City.

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Cape roads flooding as heavy rains herald winter season (SowetanLIVE)

Cape Town traffic services teams are attending to reports of localised flooding, where suburban roads and routes are obstructed.

The city said its transport department is providing milling and sand where it is possible to do so to raise floor levels. The worst affected areas are informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Ottery, Langa, Strand, Philippi, Gugulethu, Delft and Vrygrond. Cape Town traffic services teams are attending to reports of localised flooding, where suburban roads and routes are obstructed.

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Cape Town cold front: These are the roads affected by flooding (The South African)

The City of Cape Town's emergency response teams, including disaster management, continued with mopping up operations across the city on Tuesday, 14 June.

“Our services have not been limited to traffic enforcement. There have been a number of minor vehicle collisions as well. The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Services said a considerable number of roads have been affected by the rainfall.

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Mayor: Our storm water drains need proactive cleaning (CapeTalk)

Refilwe Moloto chats to mayor Geordin Hill Lewis about how the City of Cape Town is responding to the needs of informal settlements and other vulnerable ...

Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More It means we will have to do more to ensure winter readiness for the July rains.

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In pictures — Heavy ongoing winter downpours cause flooding and ... (Daily Maverick)

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

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PICS | Flooding havoc in Cape Town leaves residents stranded (News24)

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.

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