Torrential rain leaves thousands of people destitute in Western Cape

CAPE TOWN - Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc in many parts of the Western Cape, leaving thousands of residents destitute.

Humanitarian aid workers and government officials have been crisscrossing the province assisting affected families.

Affected communities include Khayelitsha, Lwandle and Nomzamo, Vygieskraal and Belgravia, and many others across the Cape.

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About 150 people, from an informal settlement in Site C in Khayelitsha, fill a tiny community hall after being forced to leave their waterlogged homes on Wednesday night.

Many gathered in groups around two small heaters, while others covered themselves with light blankets, trying to keep warm.

Site C's Ward 87 councillor, Khayalethu Kama, said hundreds of others still wait to be evacuated.

"Some of them we have asked to relocate to their friends and families, and some of them, especially for the children, we managed to secure this venue. We started relocating them since last night and we will be doing the same thing today until things get better."

Kama said they were in desperate need of food supplies, blankets, clothes, and mattresses.