Flooding in Edgemead, Cape Town. Photo: Twitter/@TrafficSA.
The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Services said a considerable number of roads have been affected by the rainfall. There have been a number of minor vehicle collisions as well.
Flooding in Edgemead, Cape Town. Photo: Twitter/@TrafficSA.
The City of Cape Town’s emergency response teams, including disaster management, continued with mopping up operations across the city on Tuesday, 14 June.
Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said the areas most affected by the torrential rain were informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Ottery, Langa, Strang, Philippi, Gugulethu, Delft and Vrygrond.
Powell added that the City’s transport department was providing milling and sand where possible to help raise the floor levels of structures.
“Homes were flooded in First Ave, Ravensmead where a retention pond overflowed. In Freedom Park, Ottery the roofs of temporary structures collapsed due to heavy rainfall.
“Many roadways across the city have been flooded and Transport is clearing roadways,” said Powell.
Traffic Services spokesperson Kevin Jacobs said the city’s traffic services are harnessing all of its resources to mitigate the effects of the heavy rainfall.
“We are receiving continued reports of obstructions caused by localised flooding. There are a considerable number of roads and private properties affected by the rainfall,’ said Jacobs at 10:46.
Earlier on Tuesday, at around 6:20, he said the following suburban roads and routes were obstructed by flooding:
While MayCo Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, said the following roads were affected at approximately 8:57:
The City of Cape Town’s traffic services has also responded to a number of minor vehicle crashes. No serious collisions or fatalities have been reported thus far.
“Our services have not been limited to traffic enforcement. Our traffic officials have been assisting with road closures for flooded roads, uprooted trees obstructing roadways, defective traffic lights and our tow trucks have been extricating motorists stuck in flooded areas,” said Jacobs.
This is a developing story.