About 70 people had to evacuate a 110-year-old building in Salt River, Cape Town before it collapsed due to heavy rains early on Saturday, city disaster management said.
"The residents of the double storey building were moved to a hall in the area," said Disaster Risk Management Centre head Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.
The Old Junction hotel was built in October 1899 and building inspectors declared it unsafe for human occupation after it collapsed.
Meanwhile, about 7350 people from 20 informal settlements were affected by the heavy rains which have hit the mother city.
Areas around the Cape Flats including Gugulethu, Khayelitsha and Philippi were the most affected by the cold and rainy weather, but no residents had been evacuated from their homes.
"The rain will clear today and the cold front has subsided in areas around the Cape Town Metropole. We don't expect people to be evacuated," Solomons-Johannes said.
He appealed to motorists to drive carefully, to residents to make sure their roofs were intact and to clear rubble that may block storm water drains. - Sapa
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