Lives Lost In Severe Flooding, Damage In Cape Town, Surrounds SouthAfrica
The Western Cape experienced severe and stormy weather conditions. This led to the damage of infrastructure and the closure of access roads. The towns of Citrusdal and Ceres were amongst some of the areas worst affected by this. Teams from the Western Cape Government including the Department of Infrastructure have been hard at work around the clock to restore and re-open the roads, while ensuring that they are safe for public usage.
As mop-up operations continue, the death toll has risen to two. Thousands have also been left homeless due to the downpours. Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers managed to get two of their massive trucks into the Citrusdal and Vredendal areas to aid flood victims.Scrolla, 19 June 2023 As mop-up operations continue in the Western Cape following five days of heavy downpours that rocked the province, the death toll has risen to two.
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