Bad weather sets in for Cape Town

Cape Town Disaster management officials say the measures that have been put into place to prevent flooding in low lying areas, are paying off. Heavy rain and strong winds are currently being experienced in the Cape Peninsula as a cold front moved into Cape Town last night and is expected to last throughout the weekend. The front marks the start of a long period of wet, cold and windy conditions

Disaster Management spokesperson, Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, says staff have been deployed to assess low lying areas and informal settlements but no flooding has been reported yet. Solomons-Johannes says the regular clearing out of storm water drains has helped to prevent flooding.

The SA Weather Office has also warned of rough sea conditions with waves reaching five metres between Lambert's Bay and Cape Agulhas. Very cold conditions and snow falls are possible from Monday over the western high grounds of the Western, Northern, and Eastern Cape.