People planning to visit the province have been urged to postpone their trips due to the disruptive weather.
“There’s also rescue teams looking for them,” the MEC said.He revealed that three people have died as result of an accident involving a Golden Arrow bus near Athlone in Cape Town on Monday.“All the teams are on standby… obviously the mopping up will need to happen, but we first need to get through the storm. The next 12 hours are going to very difficult,” he added.
“We are currently engaging with Social Development Department. We need them on board as quickly as possible because we are going to have a huge amount of people that will be affected by the storm that currently might need humanitarian aid,” Carstens said.
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