Disaster Management

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Local

Most parts Western Cape face persistent cold weather this weekend

Icy conditions are being experienced in the Western Cape as another cold front has made landfall.  The extremely cold weather is expected to continue over most parts of the province, with heavy rainfall being experienced in several areas. Authorities have warned of damaging winds expected in places together with very low temperatures and possible snow over high lying areas. The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre has put measures in place. Spokesperson for […]

today29 July 2023

News

Sassa to handle social relief for disasters in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC), will no longer be distributing and handling and coordinating humanitarian relief efforts for disasters like fires and floods, as the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is handling the provision of social relief to disaster victims. The City has been handling the distribution of materials for communities affected by disaster for many years. After conducting an inspection of the situation, […]

today14 March 2018

Events

Festival organisers to meet with stallholders

VOC's festival convening team will meet on Monday evening to discuss concerns raised by stallholders after the cancellation of the festival yesterday. In an unprecedented move, organisers called off the festival at Vyigeskraal stadium due to the risks posed by gale force winds, which had damaged marquees and parts of the stadium stand. The festival committee said they had no other choice but to shut down the event, after the […]

today11 December 2017

News

More homes damaged by Cape storm

A number of homes on the Cape Flats were severely damaged by Wednesday night’s gale force winds. Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed the city over the past two days, flooding informal settlements and the coastline.  On Thursday, the Disaster Management Centre reported that roofs have been blown off in the following areas Mitchells Plain, Lavender Hill, Ottery, Delft, Phillipi and Nyanga. The City’s informal housing department is assisting […]

today8 June 2017

Local

Cape residents urged to remain cautious

Western Cape authorities will be looking to start mop-up operations on Thursday as a deadly storm peters out and heads inland. Eight people lost their lives in the storm that wreaked havoc across the province. The South African Weather Service is warning that heavy rainfall, strong winds and rough seas in Cape Town may persist until Friday. Disaster Management is appealing to residents to remain cautious. Severe weather is also […]

today8 June 2017

Local

8 deaths in Cape storm

UPDATED: Five people have been killed, four of them in a fire caused by lightning on Wednesday as a massive stormed raged in the Western Cape.The four were killed in a blaze in Kraaifontein. In Lavender Hill, a 60-year-old man was killed when a home collapsed on him. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Local Government in the Western Cape, James-Brent Styan said runaway fires in the Southern Cape also claimed the […]

today7 June 2017

Local

WARNING: Gale force winds set to whip up Cape Town

Hold on to your hats – the City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre has warned that gale force westerly to north-westerly winds are expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas on Friday afternoon. Mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith advised Capetonians to stay indoors where possible and away from windows. "Also be mindful of sudden cross winds if travelling, especially between buildings, fallen trees or […]

today23 December 2016

Local

W Cape assures of disaster season readiness

Western Cape Local Government Minister, Anton Bredell says he is pleased with the province's preparations for the Disaster Management seasaon. Role players from the Disaster Risk Management and the National Sea Rescue Institute have presented their summer readiness plans in Cape Town. Bredell has urged the public to play their part in preventing disasters, which include drowning, car crashes and fires over the summer months. "To be ready to disaster […]

today8 November 2016

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