Heavy rain lashes Cape Town roads and properties

On Thursday afternoon heavy rain was experienced across the Cape Peninsula.

The conditions were associated with heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms that caused widespread disruption.

The City’s Roads & Stormwater Department attended to various roads that were flooded in the following areas: Athlone, Bellville, Brackenfell, Camps Bay, Durbanville, Epping, roads in the Cape Farms east of the City, Firgrove, Gardens, Cape Town Central, Imhoff, Kenridge, Killarney Gardens, Kraaifontein, Langa, Newlands, Northpine, Nyanga, Oranjezicht, Pinelands, Protea Village, Peerless Park West, Scottsdene, Somerset West, Strand, Sunnydale, Scottsville, Valhallah Park and Woodlands.

The City’s law enforcement agencies were deployed to perform point duty and to regulate traffic till late this evening.

The worst affected areas where roads were affected occurred in Somerset West.

The City’s disaster response teams also responded to the following private properties that were flooded situated in the Somerset West area: Riverside Park, Radcliff Rd, Mountain, Lourensford, Drama Crescent.

The disaster response teams pumped out the water from the property to alleviate the problem.

Assistance was also provided to residents situated in Firgrove on the R102 where several dwellings were flooded.

In addition dwellings were flooded due to stormwater drains been blocked at Petunia; Greymore and Malva Strees in Scottsville, Kraaifontein. The City’s disaster response teams effect mopping-up operations in the area.

The disaster response teams also inspected the informal settlement areas and no flooding occurred. This can be contributed to the City’s pro-active repairs and maintenance programme to mitigate against flooding and storm damage.

The SA Weather Service predicts that the precipitation will be extended throughout the night into Friday with a 60% probability of rain.

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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