UPDATE: Storm damage less severe than last year – WC Disaster Management

Lester Kiewit speaks with Colin Deiner, Western Cape Head of Disaster Management.

Listen below.

The Western Cape government has declared a State of Disaster due to the damage from last week’s storms.

Some rain is still expected this week, but it won't be as heavy.

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Diener says it will take a few days to fully assess the damage as the water levels are still so high.

“We have fortunately not seen the kind of destruction that we saw in the floods last year.”

- Colin Deiner, Head - Western Cape Disaster Management

The National Disaster Centre on Friday afternoon declared a provincial disaster, meaning the Western Cape can unlock funding and resources to respond.

About 96,000 people have been affected by the storms so far.

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