Number of deaths= 11

Rainfall received = 200-300mm

Strong winds= 120km/hour

Affected people = 103,350

Structures affected in the Region= 31,709

Structures affected in Cape Town= 21,500

Displaced people in the Cape Winelands = +2000 

Rescue operations = 651 people

Most severely affected areas: Cape Winelands (Breede Valley, Worcester, Rawsonville, Wittenberg, Ceres), West Coast (Cedeberg- Citrusdal, Wuppertal) and Matzikama (Vredendal and Lutzville), City of Cape Town (informal settlements and floodplains), Overberg (Breede River system), Garden Route and the Central Karoo.

Large-scale evacuations: About 1,900 in Worcester alone.

Large-scale displacement: 834 people

Stranded vehicles on the N1: 250 trucks and 22 buses.

Number is schools closed as a result of floods: 104

Information: Western Cape media briefing, on Monday afternoon.

Picture of the debris of a significant rockfall on the road between Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves.

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