Western Cape Storms | Rescue operations underway as storms claim 10 lives

Rescue and recovery operations are continuing in the Western Cape, following a series of intense cold fronts that lashed the province, claiming the lives of ten people. Much-needed aid is expected to reach communities cut off since Sunday in the Breederiver Valley. In Cape Town, nearly 85-thousand people have been affected by localised flooding and storm damage. SABC News senior reporter, Vanessa Poonah and video journalist, Lukhanyo Mazantsana, have been on the ground in Mitchells Plain and Philippi on the Cape Flats, and have filed this report.

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