More than 200 homes in the Overberg were damaged in Wednesday's torrential rain and scores of residents evacuated - but disaster management officials fear "the worst is yet to come".
This as the South African Weather Service warned that the stormy and rainy conditions are expected to continue on Thursday with a high risk of more flash floods, and the severe weather would also spread inland.
Hermanus, Greyton, Genadendal, Caledon, Riviersonderend and Stanford were among the harder hit towns.
Working on Fire (WoF), the organisation of firefighting volunteers trained to extinguish blazes, has been put on standby in case Disaster Management needs assistance in evacuating people and monitoring the "hectic and heavy flash floods"... - Cape Times
This as the South African Weather Service warned that the stormy and rainy conditions are expected to continue on Thursday with a high risk of more flash floods, and the severe weather would also spread inland.
Hermanus, Greyton, Genadendal, Caledon, Riviersonderend and Stanford were among the harder hit towns.
| 'The weather seems to be going from one extreme to the next' |
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