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Huge waves smashing against the breakwater in Thre Anchor Bay caused foam on July 08, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo:Gallo Images / Brenton Geach)
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Parts of Cape Town continue to be flooded on Tuesday 9 July following the weekend rainfall. At the Cape Town station deck, small businesses surrounded by floods struggle to stay afloat . (Photo: Lisakanya Venna)
Parts of Cape Town continue to be flooded on Tuesday 9 July following the weekend rainfall. At the Cape Town station deck, people have to jump to avoid puddles of water. (Photo: Lisakanya Venna)
A warning was sent out on the Deep South WhatsApp group about flooding on Ou Kaapse Weg in Cape Town, at the Noordhoek/Silvermine turnoff, on 9 July 2024. (Photo: Deep South Whatsapp Group)