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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Large parts of the interior of the Western Cape did not have electricity on Monday after weekend thunderstorms caused the collapse of seven power line towers operated by Eskom.<\/p>\n

The provincial disaster management centre is co-ordinating efforts to keep essential services and infrastructure running in affected areas including the Central Karoo, Garden Route and Overberg.\u201cAs we do not have an indication of how long it will take to restore the power lines, we must plan for support to critical functions such as water, sewage, hospitals and schools in the affected areas for the next few days,\u201d local government, environmental affairs and development planning MEC Anton Bredell said on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weather predictions for this week show heatwave conditions for the Central and Klein Karoo, as well as the possibility of further isolated thunderstorms. This adds complexity to the electricity outage as cold chains and water supply are more critical during these conditions.\u201dAffected areas in the Central Karoo include Leeugamka, Merweville, Laingsburg, Sutherland and Prince Albert.<\/p>\n

In the Garden Route district, the town of Ladysmith is affected.<\/p>\n

In the Overberg district, Napier and a substantial portion of the surrounding rural farming community, including the area between Wolwengat up to Pearly Beach, have been without power since Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cSupport can be in the form of trucked in water, bottled water, generators for boreholes that provide drinking water, or generators for wastewater systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be communicating directly with affected communities as information becomes available,\u201d said Bredell.<\/p>\n

Eskom ground crews are assessing the extent of the storm-related damage.<\/p>\n

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