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According to the Overstrand municipality website, six other families in Protem were also being housed in a local hall and supplied with food.
An SA Air Force Oryx helicopter, from the Bredasdorp Air Base, was flying rescue missions in the Winelands region. It was airlifting people trapped by rising flood waters. One person was rescued in the Swellendam area by the community.
The municipality said rivers in the region had burst their banks after two days of heavy rain. This had also led to road closures.
Local radio stations report some communities have been cut off by flooding, and bridges have been washed away. Overberg disaster management said it was constantly monitoring the situation.
There were also concerns over the Theewaterskloof dam and the Buffeljags dam, which were overflowing. - SABC
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