No significant weather-related incidents reported in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town says no significant impacts have been reported to its Disaster Operations Centre.

The South African Weather Service issued a yellow level two warning for disruptive rains for the metro on Wednesday.

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According to the centre, there has been steady rainfall in most parts of the city since the early morning hours.

‘There are some thunderstorms in the forecast too, and the public is urged to please exercise caution. DRM also notes the prospect of more moderate rainfall in the forecast over the weekend,’’ said Sonica Lategan, City of Cape Town Disaster Risk management Centre spokesperson.

Lategan urges the public to exercise caution, as the weather service also warned of thunderstorms in the city.

‘’We therefore remind residents to please ensure their mitigation measures are in place, to mitigate any potential impacts: Clear out drainage systems; Raise the floor level of a structure so that it is higher than the natural ground level; Raise furniture on bricks to clear from the floor to limit water damage; Make sandbags; Dig trenches around the house to divert water away from the house; Report blocked drains, intakes and illegal dumping – illegal dumping in the storm water canals and sewers make flooding worse; Waterproof roofs, clear gutters and remove dead tree branches.’’

On Tuesday, the City’s Energy Directorate urged residents to have a look at trees and vegetation on their own property that could be a risk to the power supply, but to leave tree trimming near all electricity infrastructure to professionals.

‘’Strong winds and heavy rain showers often lead to damaged infrastructure resulting in a high number of electricity service requests. In instances of heavy rain and strong winds, our teams can only attend to the damaged infrastructure once it is safe to do so. We urge residents to only use one reporting channel when reporting any faults to us so that duplicate service requests are avoided,’’ said the City in a statement.

 

Done By: Esobusi Mkangelwa