Africa-Press – South-Africa. A Cape Town school had to be evacuated on Wednesday after heavy rains and strong winds hit the Western Cape.
As a result, St Paul’s Primary School, in Faure, moved the pupils to St Paul’s Anglican Church.
The province is experiencing heavy rains after the South African Weather Service issued an orange level 6 warning for disruptive rain, leading to major traffic disruption and flooding.
Fire and Rescue Services assisted the City’s Disaster Risk Management teams in evacuating the pupils.
The spokesperson for Disaster Risk Management, Charlotte Powell, said infrastructure on the Old Faure Wine Farm in Macassar had sustained water damage, while informal settlements in Delft had been flooded.
“The City has provided the residents with milling and sand. The Roads and Infrastructure Management Services and stormwater teams are unblocking drains,” Powell said.
The Recreation and Parks Department is removing uprooted trees on public land and roadways across the city.
The animal shelter, Change for the Better Foundation, in Brackenfell, sustained water damage.
The impact of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning’s rain caused the Jakkalsvlei Canal to burst its banks, as well as the Lourens River and the Kayser River.
With the rivers bursting its banks, it led to flooding at the Johnson and Johnson factory in Tokai, and impacted an Eskom sub-station in Somerset West.
The City and Eskom are still working to restore power in the Helderberg area.
Kay’s Caravan Park in Strand was evacuated. Help-n-Hand, a non-governmental organisation, is accommodating residents.
Various informal settlements in Philippi, Strand, Gugulethu, Mfuleni, Masiphumelele and Khayelitsha were flooded.
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