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Residents walk between flooded shacks following severe weather from a cold front in Masiphumelele, Cape Town.
Mop-up operations are expected to begin on Wednesday, following severe weather events since two cold fronts made landfall in the Western Cape over the weekend.
Schools in the province have also reopened. The Education department says there may, however, be schools that need to remain closed due to infrastructure damage or access challenges.
Over 40 000 residents in Cape Town and others in rural areas have been affected by flooding and strong winds, particularly in informal settlements.
Video | Severe Cape Weather | 40 000 residents affected in Cape Town floods:
Residents in Valhalla Park on the Cape Flats say they’ve been hard hit.
“My son’s roof flew off, and he’s got three small children and the whole house got wet, the bedding: everything and I had to put up with them now in my place where I don’t have enough beds for them to sleep on.”
“The Wendy House roof blew off, our electricity is gone, the beds and all that stuff are wet. I went to Cape Town to go and ask, when am I going to get my house, I signed my house off three years ago, they told me that I’m approved for this project here in Valhalla Park and they can’t do anything to assist each and every one of us to get another house.”
Video | Severe Weather | Mop-up operations continue despite the disruptive rainfall in Western Cape:
