Cape Town - The driver of vehicle travelling along the M3 outbound near the University of Cape Town (UCT) was lucky to escape unscathed after a tree fell onto his car.
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A section of the highway was blocked off to traffic by the fallen tree, backing up traffic but other motorists quickly jumped in to lend a hand clearing the road.
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On Monday, the City of Cape Town said that gale force north-westerly winds of between 65 and 80km/h have been forecast between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas from Tuesday morning, subsiding overnight into Wednesday.
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High seas with wave heights of 6m are expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas in the morning and could lead to a storm surge along the Atlantic Seaboard and in False Bay, according to the statement issued by Charlotte Powell, the head of Public Awareness & Preparedness at the City's Disaster Risk Management Centre.
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