A driver can thank their lucky stars after reportedly walking away unscathed from an horrific-looking incident in peak traffic on Monday. Image: Pixabay.
Cape Town storm: Learners and residents evacuated from Faure school
The City of Cape Town’s departments evacuated learners and residents of a school in Faure on Wednesday.
A driver can thank their lucky stars after reportedly walking away unscathed from an horrific-looking incident in peak traffic on Monday. Image: Pixabay.
City of Cape Town departments evacuated learners and residents from a school in Faure. Updates about the weather impacts of the heavy overnight and morning rain continue to roll in.
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Cape Town Departments Act Swiftly to Ensure Safety of Learners and Residents
Learners and residents of St Paul’s Primary School were evacuated by Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management and the Fire Department.
Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell said the St Paul’s Anglican Church would accommodate the evacuees.
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Other weather updates issued by the City at 13:23 include the following:
- Infrastructure on the Old Faure Wine Farm in Macassar sustained water damage.
- Informal settlements in Delft have flooded. The City provided residents with milling and sand.
- Road and Infrastructure Management and stormwater management teams are unblocking drains.
- The Parks and Recreation Department is removing fallen trees from public land and roadways across the City of Cape Town.
- An animal shelter in Brackenfell – the Change for Better Foundation – sustained water damage.
As previously reported, an Eskom substation in Somerset West was flooded after the Lourens River overflowed. This resulted in a power outage that left much of the Helderberg area in the dark.
At 12:31 MayCo member for Energy in Cape Town, Beverly van Reenen, provided an update and said supply had been restored to at least 60% of the affected areas.
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“The fire department is assisting Eskom with pumping water out at the flooded Louren’s River substation.
“We thank customers for their patience while our teams work with Eskom to have this matter resolved promptly,” said the Councillor.
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