A cold front is expected to make landfall on Sunday. Photo: Pixabay.
Cape Town cold front: 10 schools inaccessible or forced to close early due to flooding
A Western Cape Education Department (WCED) spokesperson said the schools were in Phillipi, Macassar, Strand, Khayelitsha and Langa.
A cold front is expected to make landfall on Sunday. Photo: Pixabay.
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said several schools within in the Cape Town metro region have been affected by the flooding brought on by torrential rain.
10 CAPE TOWN SCHOOLS CLOSED
WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said at least Cape Town 10 schools have either requested early closures or were unable to access school buildings because of the flooding.
“These schools are situated in areas such as Phillipi, Macassar, Strand, Khayelitsha and Langa,” explained Hammond.
Some of the affected schools were inaccessible early on Tuesday morning, 14 June, while the ongoing rain throughout the day forced other schools to ring the “home time” bell early.
The WCED said examination or assessment timetables would be rescheduled to make up for any lost time suffered by schools.
FLOODING ACROSS THE CITY
As of 12:30 on Tuesday, the Cape Town Disaster Risk Management Centre have dealt with a number of reports, including damaged property, flooding and weather-related power outages.
Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said properties were damaged due to flooded roads and blocked drains in Kleinvlei, Ravensmead, Goodwood, Strand, Riverside, Bonteheuwel, Belhar, Maitland and Bellville South.
An animal hospital in Kaapzicht was also affected by flooding, while informal settlements are affected in Delft, Khayelitsha, Nomazmo, Crossroads, Philippi, Gugulethu and Nyanga.
The Road Infrastructure Management Department is clearing roadways, unblocking drains and providing milling and sand to raise the floor levels of structures where it is possible.
“Many roadways are still blocked. During the last 24 hour measuring period, rainfall stations in the Cape Metropole recorded between 34 and 123 mm of rain in a short period which severely tested the capacity of the storm-water systems,” said Powell.
No life-threatening situations have been reported thus far.
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