IT’S NOT CALLED THE CAPE OF STORMS FOR NOTHING
A car lies crushed under a tree uprooted in Wynberg, Cape Town, as gale-force winds and heavy rain caused havoc across the city from the early hours of yesterday morning.
Roads in several areas were flooded and the city’s Disaster Operations Centre reported damage in many parts of the metropole.
‘A large tree was uprooted and three dwellings were destroyed in Victoria Lodge informal settlement in Southfield. Two structures were damaged in Lotus Park, Gugulethu, also due to a tree that was uprooted,’ the City of Cape Town said.
Other large trees were uprooted in Plumstead, Fish Hoek and Retreat.
Power outages were experienced in several areas.