Over the weekend, Cape Town, a half-million-strong city in South Africa, experienced severe weather conditions as it was hit by a strong storm. The storm, described as a freak event, brought intense gale force winds that caused widespread damage across the region. Numerous fires were ignited due to the winds, affecting houses, schools, and businesses. The destruction included uprooted trees littering the streets, roofs being torn off in the suburbs, and cars being overturned. Additionally, the powerful gales were responsible for toppling a truck trailer and a camper van from a bridge just outside Cape Town, in two separate incidents.
Powerful gales brought by a freak storm toppled both a truck trailer and a camper van from a bridge just outside Cape Town, South Africa, sending them over the edge in two separate dramatic incidents. https://t.co/yjHOxTmZo1
In the suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, a severe storm not only tore off roofs , but also overturned carsπ https://t.co/QNwJwCkbD9
#WATCH π΄ A strong storm hit the half-million-strong Cape Town in South Africa on Sunday. https://t.co/xH9aReiGMv
A strong storm hit Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday https://t.co/ZX6mzy03GU
Over the weekend, The western cape in South Africa was hit by intense gale force winds, leading to numerous fires. The winds caused significant damage to houses, schools, and businesses, with streets littered with uprooted trees. https://t.co/zNaZsw6YMF