Severe Weather Alerts and Updates - July 2024

Stay up to date on the Extreme weather conditions over large parts of the Western Cape, where applicable. 

The latest updates will be made available on this page. 

View Road closures, power outages and incidents:

• 17 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 16:00
• 16 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 18:00
• 16 July 2024 at 13:00 - Franschhoek Pass R45 has Reopened 
• 16 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 09:00
• 15 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 17:00
• 15 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 13:30
• 15 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 09:00
• 14 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 17:00
• 14 July 2024 at 13:30 - Roads storm damage report
• 14 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 13:00
• 14 July 2024 at 10:00 -  Drakenstein - Good news for evacuated Newton residents as authorities give them green light to return
• 14 July 2024 at 09:20 - Roads Update - Drakenstein  
• 14 July 2024 - DOI Transport Infrastructure at 09:00
• 13 July 2024 at 13:00 - DOI Transport Infrastructure 
• 13 July at 09:00 - All access routes to Citrusdal closed, Old Kalbaskraal Road and bridge between Kalbaskraal and N7 open. No closures for Swartland
• 12 July 2024 at 10:30 - ROAD CLOSURE - FRANSCHHOEK PASS 
• 12 July 2024 at 09:00 - ROAD CLOSURE: MR310 - road linking Citrusdal to N7 
• 12 July 2024 at 07:30 - Update - George 
• 11 July at 09:00 - DOI - Transport Infrastructure 
• 10 July at 17:00 - DOI - Transport Infrastructure 
• 10 July 2024 - Roads storm damage report 
• 10 July 2024 - Swartland 
• 8 July 2024 

Emergency Contact numbers for District municipalities and Metro:

• Cape Winelands:                              021 886 9244 / 021 887 4446
• Garden Route:                                  044 805 5071                                   
• Central Karoo:                                  023 449 8000
• West Coast:                                       022 433 8700                                    
• Overberg:                                          028 4251690
• City of Cape Town:                           107 landline or 021 480 7700    and   080 911 4357
  (City of Cape Town Disaster Management Centre)

Western Cape Government Contact Centre: 

• Call: 0860 142 142
• Click here for other channels

Follow updates on our Social Media Channels: 

Premier Alan Winde:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/windealan
• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/alanwinde 
• WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCyXWEBPzjRt3M6Tk0N 

Western Cape Government: 

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/WesternCapeGovernment
• X (Twitter): @WesternCapeGov

Update from Premier Alan Winde to follow:

12 pm Sunday Update

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/yR6Q5T9EZVy5qQrU/

X: https://x.com/alanwinde/status/1809894023127040246

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