Residents in the Western Cape have been warned to keep warm as an intense cold front is expected to make landfall by Sunday evening.
On Thursday, the Cape Town Weather Office issued a warning
of the cold front with expected strong interior winds in the Western and
Northern Capes, and heavy rainfall across the south-western mountainous areas
in the Western Cape along with rough seas.
A warning has also been issued on potential flooding and
damage to infrastructure in low lying areas from Sunday into Wednesday next
week.
According to the MEC of local government, environmental
affairs and development planning, Anton Bredell, the disaster management centre
was on high alert for the storm winds and significant rain, which was predicted
to be between 50mm and 80mm in the mountainous areas of the Metropole, Cape
Winelands and Overberg.
According to the advisory, strong north-westerly winds,
gusting at between 50-60km/h and up to 70-80km/h are expected on Sunday ahead
of the cold fronts in the Western Cape. These winds are likely to cause damage
to structures in formal and informal settlement
MEC Bredell has urged residents to be extremely careful
when outdoors and to stay away from water courses
Done by Lizeka Tsotetsi
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