'Floods displace 10 000'

OVER 10 000 informal settlements residents have been left homeless or displaced by the woeste Kaapse weer.

- BY MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

For the second time in two weeks, the Mother City was battered by winter storms, causing widespread flooding.

Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell reported that assessments are currently under way following the rain, with teams deployed to determine the full extent of the damage and type of assistance required.

Over the weekend, she said: “Reports have been received from several areas, including Mfuleni, Gugulethu, and Khayelitsha.