Severe cold front batters W Cape

AN ICY cold front hit locals with bone-chilling temperatures and devastating floods yesterday.

- STAFF REPORTER

And while forecasts by the South African Weather Service indicate that the worst is over, the rain is expected to continue through to Sunday evening.

Flooding was reported across the city - from Kommetjie to Paarden Eiland.

Yesterday morning, traffic from the M5 to the N1 was disrupted by flooding on the flyover near Paarden Eiland.

Townships like Khayelitsha, Vygieskraal, Parkwood, Bonnytoun, Imizamo Yethu, Hangberg and Overcome Heights took the brunt of the torrential downpours, with people struggling to get out of their residential areas.

Civilian traffic alerts were shared on social media, with people posting from Elsies River, Bergvliet, Ottery, Claremont and Strandfontein.