Trees were uprooted, dwellings destroyed, structures damaged and power outages reported in several suburbs, the city's Disaster Operations Centre said.“A large tree was uprooted and three dwellings were destroyed in Victoria Lodge informal settlement in Southfield. Two structures were damaged in Lotus Park, Gugulethu, also due to a tree that was uprooted, the city said in a statement.Severe weather as cold front wreaks havoc in Wynberg, Cape Town on June 27 2020.
Power outages were experienced in Philippi, Steenberg, Fish Hoek, Kensington, Hout Bay Plumstead and Gugulethu. The SA Weather Service warned that localised flooding was also possible over the western parts of the Cape winelands and the Overberg on Saturday. It also warned of large sea swells along the western and southern Cape coastlines.
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