Flood warning issued for Cape Town as cold front lands
23 April 2018
The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management centre has been placed on alert after the South African Weather Service issued an advisory warning of localised flooding on Monday evening.
Disaster risk management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said a cold front was expected to make landfall late in the afternoon.
Rainfall of 5mm to 20mm could be expected, with 20-35mm over the western mountains, she said.
"Rain is expected mainly for the western parts of the Western Cape, spreading to the south coast late evening. According to the forecast, 5-20mm can be expected for the western parts, with 25-30mm over the mountainous areas," she said.