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Heavy Flooding Displaces Nearly 4,000 in Cape Town, South Africa, Reports Say
Heavy Flooding Displaces Nearly 4,000 in Cape Town, South Africa, Reports Say
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Heavy Flooding Displaces Nearly 4,000 in Cape Town, South Africa, Reports Say 07.07.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Heavy Flooding Displaces Nearly 4,000 in Cape Town, South Africa, Reports SayInformal settlements have been hit the hardest by the weekend’s heavy rainfall, with over 3,700 people displaced in the area of Vygieskraal near Cape Town, according to the Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Center.Emergency response teams are continuing clean-up and relief operations in Vygieskraal and other affected areas. Several roads across the province remain temporarily closed, said provincial premier Alan Winde.Earlier, the South African Weather Service issued Level 4 and Level 2 alerts for much of the Western Cape from Thursday through Sunday, warning of heavy rain, flooding, and possible mudslides.Photos: Humanitarian relief organization Gift of the Givers
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Heavy Flooding Displaces Nearly 4,000 in Cape Town, South Africa, Reports Say
Informal settlements have been hit the hardest by the weekend’s heavy rainfall, with over 3,700 people displaced in the area of Vygieskraal near Cape Town, according to the Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Center.
Emergency response teams are continuing clean-up and relief operations in Vygieskraal and other affected areas. Several roads across the province remain temporarily closed, said provincial premier Alan Winde.
Earlier, the South African Weather Service issued Level 4 and Level 2 alerts for much of the Western Cape from Thursday through Sunday, warning of heavy rain, flooding, and possible mudslides.
Photos: Humanitarian relief organization Gift of the Givers
