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DRMC says cold front caused no damage in Mother City

Despite the cold and wet weather conditions experienced in Cape Town over the weekend, the City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) said it was pleased that no damage to property or vehicle-related incidents were reported. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) had issued a Yellow Level 4 warning on Thursday, cautioning residents about severe winds and high waves. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Monday morning, DRMC spokesperson […]

today12 May 2025

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Process in place to declare June floods a provincial state of disaster in WC

The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre is in the process of declaring the June floods a provincial state of disaster. Heavy rains resulted in severe flooding that claimed the lives of two people and left a trail of destruction in some parts of the province. The agricultural sector sustained estimated damage of more than a billion rand. The Western Cape Disaster Management centre said that the classification of the June […]

today18 October 2023

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Storm uproots trees across the Cape

The second storm in a week which made landfall in the Western Cape on Sunday has caused chaos across the Cape metropole as gale-force winds uprooted trees and rains caused severe flooding. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said despite the heavy rain and flooding that occurred in informal settlements across the city, no evacuation to emergency shelters was required. She said mopping-up operations are […]

today13 July 2020

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Thousands of residents in informal settlements impacted by adverse weather

Approximately 4 000 dwellings have been affected by adverse weather conditions following Sunday night's heavy downpours. The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre had confirmed that localised flooding had occurred in informal settlements across the metropole in Khayelitsha, Philippi and Macassar. Spokesperson Charlotte Powell said powerlines are down in Lansdowne, Gugulethu and Wynberg. “Trees have been uprooted in Constantia, Vredekloof, Durbanville, Tamboerskloof and Pinelands,” Powell added. Powell, however, explained that no […]

today2 July 2018

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