Disruptive rainfall at Orange Level 8, is expected to continue on Tuesday, over the mountains of the Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, the western parts of Theewaterskloof, City of Cape Town, Breede Valley and Witzenberg local municipalities of the Western Cape.
The Weather Service (SAWS) also warned against similar yet lesser conditions, at Level 6, over the southern West Coast and western parts of the Overberg Districts, as well as Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.
Damaging winds and waves are also expected to continue between Lambert’s Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
Charlotte Powell, Spokesperson of the City’s Disaster Risk Management, said a second frontal system has made landfall in the City.
She said there were reports of roofs blown off by severe winds on Sunday evening, in Mitchells Plain and Hanover Park, localised flooding in several informal settlements, flooded roadways and blocked drains, electricity outages and fallen trees.
In the Garden Route, nearly 1500 food parcels/hampers were distributed to displaced residents, by the Gift-of-the-Givers and dozens of other Faith Based Organisations and Non-Profit Organisations.
There are currently 61 roads closed across the Garden Route region as a result of ongoing flooding, landslides, fallen trees, and infrastructure damage.
The R328 between De Kombuys Estate and Cango Mountain Resort remains closed while teams from the Western Cape Government (WCG) Department of Infrastructure (DOI) and the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) continue clearing a significant landslide and rockfall in the area.
Meiringspoort also remains closed.
Picture: Theewaterskloof