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Stormy weather leaves 1,200 homeless in Cape Town
Cape Town (AFP) June 25, 2009 Storms, driving rain and gale force winds have battered Cape Town, leaving some 1,200 people homeless after flooding in shanty towns, South African disaster management officials said Thursday. "We had heavy downpours and in our informal settlements we had about 600 dwellings that have been affected, leaving about 1,200 people seeking temporary shelter," disaster management spokeswoman Charlotte Powell told AFP. Two consecutive cold fronts accompanied by storms have also affected power lines around the city, while massive swells led to two barges being wrecked out at sea. The Cape Times newspaper reported swells peaking at 17 metres (56 feet) on Wednesday. Twenty-five film students were stranded on Dassen Island just off the coast, while 29 hikers had to be evacuated off the popular Otter's Trail. Powell said the flooding in informal settlements was a typical winter hazard as floods mainly occurred in low-lying areas. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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