Pictures| Fires and floods – Cape Town rocked by Mother Nature's wrath

The City of Cape Town says it has all hands on deck to address weather-related impact. “The City has numerous departments attending to these weather-related issues, with efforts coordinated by the Disaster Risk Management Centre.”“Every one of our teams is out on the road dealing with localised flooding issues. Some 110 teams are on the road and are working around the clock to clear the blockages.

During the last 24-hour measuring period, rainfall stations in the Cape Metropole recorded between 34mm and 123 mm of rain.Apart from clearing blockages to allow pooled water to recede, City teams are also conducting assessments in communities where homes have been flooded. “Damages have not been bad. We have a couple of roads and a roadway that have been damaged or collapsed. We have lots of potholes and so on. The main issue now is that we have thousands of residents across the city living with water in their homes and that is not pleasant for anyone,” the mayor said.

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