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Watch how Cape Town rain left a neighbourhood under water

Watch how Cape Town rain left a neighbourhood under water
Emergency shelters were activated at churches for residents of Zwelitsha after the first front hit Cape Town last week. This is the scene in the informal settlement on Monday morning 13 July, 2020, after a fresh cold front tore through the Cape from Sunday night. (Photo: Brenton Geach)

Zwelitsha homes were flooded when Diep River burst its banks.

Hundreds of homes were flooded in Zwelitsha informal settlement, Milnerton, Cape Town, on 10 July, when the Diep River burst its banks. Peter Luhanga filmed the situation.

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