Death toll rises as extreme weather continues to lash Western Cape: A 64-year-old man was found dead in his home in Vredendal on the West Coast on Saturday, bringing the death toll in extreme weather in the Western Cape in the past week to two.
According to Colin Deiner, head of Western Cape disaster management, the victim chose to remain in his home.“We evacuated about 20 people from the area, but this resident chose to stay in his home. He was found dead this morning. Unfortunately, we can't release the names of the two deceased people yet,” Deiner said on Saturday.“Three people tried to cross the Buffeljags River and one of them was swept away by the water. This person did not survive.
“We can thank our colleagues from Water and Sanitation's dam safety department. They have been managing the flow of water from our dams — especially the Clanwilliam dam — very well,” Deiner said.“We are evacuating the Klawer area downstream from Clanwilliam, but this is just a precautionary measure.”“Citrusdal is totally cut off by land. We have tried using 4x4 vehicles to reach the community, but that is not working. For now, we have to use helicopters to get to Citrusdal,” Deiner said.
“We are using our two firefighting choppers and the air force also supplied us with a helicopter. We also have a fixed wing aircraft available for reconnaissance. These craft have now been moved to the West Coast.”Witzenberg Muncipality/via Facebook“We are not done yet. We expect the fourth and final cold front to hit us somewhere between Sunday evening and Monday morning,” Deiner said.
The SA Weather Service on Saturday confirmed to TimesLIVE the Western Cape's weather problems are not over yet.“In addition to the cold front system currently over the Western Cape, we are expecting another cold front to arrive on Sunday through to Monday morning,” Mbazhi Maliage told TimesLIVE.According to Maliage, the Cape winelands were the worst hit.
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