Trapped school group in flood-hit Western Cape return home
The Western Cape government says 82 children, stranded on a mountain in Oudtshoorn due to the floods, spent the night in their own beds.
The group had been trapped at Cango Mountain Resort since Monday.
The municipality's Hannes Visser says heavy downpours caused the river, which runs through the resort, to overflow, leaving the group trapped on the premises.
"The school group and tourists were attacked by a flooded river in a Cango Mountain Resort outside Oudtshoorn were able to cross the river after the water levels had subsided during the night."
The MEC for Development Planning Anton Bredell says the province is still responding to a range of flood-related crises after a devastating storm over the weekend.
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"Areas that are still very much affected are the Overberg, Strand, the municipality. The main water supply has been washed away, so they're busy struggling."
Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer says a number of farmers were affected.
"We are in communication with our various farmer groups through organised agriculture, water users associations, irrigation boards, and farmers.
"The flooding affected many agricultural regions in the Western Cape and it will take us some time to complete the time verification process to determine the full extent of the damages."
