Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Cape Town on Sunday, 19 April, as the second of two cold fronts made landfall this weekend. The South African weather service earlier issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for disruptive rain on Sunday.
The first of the cold fronts made landfall on Friday, which also saw good rains into Saturday.
Disaster Risk Management officials have been conducting assessments in the Mkhonto Square informal settlement in Nyanga and in Brown’s Farm, where reports indicate that some structures have been affected by the heavy downpours.
The full extent of the damage will only be confirmed once assessments are complete. Homes in several other informal settlements are also likely to have sustained damage.
There has been localised flooding on roads across many parts of the metro. These reports have been routed through the Transport Management Centre for attention by Roads and Stormwater teams where necessary.
Several roads in Parkwood were waterlogged, while the weather also dampened festivities at the Navy Festival. In Simon’s Town, water could not clear quickly enough due to the heavy rain, resulting in traffic being diverted via Soldier’s Way back onto Main Road.
Traffic was also affected in the direction of Simon’s Town near Main Road and the Glencairn Expressway.
On Constantia Main Road, a fallen tree obstructed the roadway earlier in the day. More reports are expected overnight and into Monday morning.
Stellenbosch has also seen huge amounts of rain.
Adverse weather conditions are expected to persist into the early hours of Monday. The Disaster Operations Centre will continue to collate information and dispatch the relevant services as needed.
The public is urged to exercise caution and report emergencies to the Public Emergency Communications Centre on 021 480 7700.
