Cape Town – After months and weeks of no rain, nature has hit the Mother City with the Mother of All Storms on Wednesday.
The storm and a fire in Kraaifontein claimed the lives of eight people.
Over 2 000 were displaced and over a 100 had to be evacuated.
School-goers and students spent the day at home after schools and universities closed down for the day but re-opened on Thursday.
The Aftermath:
The storm might be over but the effects remain.
Roads are still waterlogged and remain closed until further notice.
#CapeStorm Baden Powell Drive, ROAD CLOSED between Strandfontein and Muizenberg – both sides
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) June 8, 2017
#CapeStorm Intermittent Rain across the city – roads wet, slippery and dangerous at high speeds #SlowDown #DriveSAfe
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) June 8, 2017
Cape Town – RT @siyakush @TrafficSA Stellenboch Atterial towards Elsies River is closed at Erica Road...Traffic going thru Belhar..
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) June 8, 2017
Metrorail has cautioned of severe delays on the Central lines with delays up to 90 minutes while there are some routes that are operating normally.
Note: These are trains currently operating on the #CentralLineCPT pic.twitter.com/nnaLjWaZ5o
— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) June 8, 2017
Note: These are trains currently operating on the #CapeFlatsLineCPT pic.twitter.com/rvoKbMuq37
— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) June 8, 2017
Note: These are trains currently operating on the #SouthernLineCPT pic.twitter.com/6urrZdLw9f
— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) June 8, 2017 Note: These are trains currently operating on the #NorthernLineCPT pic.twitter.com/hyl9Z99ufu— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) June 8, 2017
However, despite all the chaos, Cape Town received its ray of sunlight.
Post #CapeStorm calm in the CBD this morning ⛈🙏🏽 #CapeTown pic.twitter.com/y699iNglL4
— Lauren Luana Coetzee (@LaurenLCoetzee) June 8, 2017