After the recent downpour and flooding last week, several roads in the Western Cape are still under closure.
Some roads include Meiringspoort and Swartberg Pass in Oudtshoorn and the Noord Street which was impassable due to having been flooded.
The Oudtshoorn municipality said many constructional activities were ongoing on Meiringspoort Pass, where some parts of the road had been reconstructed apart from repairing ditches which had set along the riversides. The municipality stated that the conditions present a severe risk to motorists.
The motorists have also been discouraged from using low water bridges within that region.
Currently, the road from Oudtshoorn to De Rust and the Cango Caves road have been reopened. However, motorists were urged to be extra cautious while driving along the Cango Caves road because of the many falling rocks.
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The only working lane is the one that leads to the Cango Mountain Resort, though motorists are urged to exercise caution when using the road since its standard is not great.
Some affected area roads are closed, specifically R316 Arniston road, DR1212, connecting Arniston and Struisbaai, the DR1213 revetment bridge over Buffeljags River.
In the province, extreme weather conditions continue to wreak havoc, with recent floods recorded in several suburbs in Cape Town.
The Gift of the Givers Foundation had been assisting roughly 9,000 individuals after their houses were submerged.
In a recent report, the City of Cape Town put the figure at 1,200 homes that were flooded in 41 informal settlements. This was in areas such as Khayelitsha, Strand, Gugulethu, Sir Lowry’s Pass Village, Wallacedene, Vygieskraal, Bloekombos, and Hout Bay.
The authorities reported that 17 persons were saved throughout the province.
Three women and four men were rescued from Welgeluk in Oudtshoorn and four children as well as six other people including one woman and five men from Meiringspoort Pass.
