The heavy rainfall in the Cape Peninsula that persisted throughout the day (Friday 31 August 2012) affected 630 people.
One hundred people (100) at Miller’s Camp, Nyanga were affected; and the City assisted the 25 households with plastic sheeting and blankets.
At Lusaka Informal Settlement another area in Nyanga, 125 households were waterlogged and assistance was provided by means of blankets to 450 people.
Fifty (50) households at Temporary Relocation Area (TRA) 5.1 at Symphony Way and Delft Main Road were affected. Eighty (80) persons were assisted by the City’s disaster response teams with hot meals.
The rains affected various major roadways in the City earlier today that resulted in delays.
At 10:00 this morning the Chapman’s Peak Drive had to be closed off to traffic due to high winds along Cape Point and had been opened late on Friday evening.
A number of trees were uprooted in Rondebosch, Constantia and Hout Bay earlier today; however did not cause any damages.
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Issued by: Disaster Risk Management Centre, City of Cape Town
Source: Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, Head: Systems Integration, Special Projects and Disaster Operations, Disaster Risk Management Centre
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