The ANC in the Western Cape says the storms lashing the province have caused extensive damage to St. Marks Primary School in Prince Albert in the Karoo District Municipality.
The Western Cape dam levels have stabilised 66.2 percent, slight decrease from last week, but more than three percent higher than the same time last year.
The Department of Environmental Affairs says it’s pleased with the recent rainfall figures and the increasing dam levels in the Western Cape.
Humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers, has accused the Western Cape government of not managing the province’s water crisis adequately.
The runaway veld fires killed have already claimed the lives of eight people and displaced hundreds others near Knysna.
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