As rescue personnel in the Overberg and Southern Cape brace themselves for a third day of torrential rain which has already "wreaked absolute havoc", the southern Karoo could be next in line for widespread flooding.
Power failures, road closures, water-filled houses and the evacuation of residents have plagued the areas already battered by rain. On Wednesday, more than 200 homes had been damaged by rain, and scores of people evacuated.
And on Thursday, just as rescuers began thinking the worst was over, the SA Weather Service issued a warning that the heavy rain had spread to the southern Karoo and was affecting areas including the N1 between Touws River and Prince Albert...
the flooding was so bad in Greyton some residents had to be plucked from the rooftops of their "drowned homes".
"Six residents got trapped by rising flood waters. An SA Air Force Oryx (helicopter) airlifted them from their rooftops, and also two from islands in the middle of the rising water. In Swellendam there was wide flash flooding... - Cape Times
Power failures, road closures, water-filled houses and the evacuation of residents have plagued the areas already battered by rain. On Wednesday, more than 200 homes had been damaged by rain, and scores of people evacuated.
And on Thursday, just as rescuers began thinking the worst was over, the SA Weather Service issued a warning that the heavy rain had spread to the southern Karoo and was affecting areas including the N1 between Touws River and Prince Albert...
the flooding was so bad in Greyton some residents had to be plucked from the rooftops of their "drowned homes".
"Six residents got trapped by rising flood waters. An SA Air Force Oryx (helicopter) airlifted them from their rooftops, and also two from islands in the middle of the rising water. In Swellendam there was wide flash flooding... - Cape Times
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