Enchentes no Cabo Ocidental deixam 11 mortos e 150 mil pessoas afetadas

Enchentes provocadas por tempestades no Cabo Ocidental, na África do Sul, mataram pelo menos 11 pessoas e afetaram cerca de 150 mil moradores. O primeiro-ministro Alan Winde relatou danos extensos à infraestrutura e pediu ajuda humanitária enquanto os trabalhos de limpeza começam.

O primeiro-ministro do Cabo Ocidental, Alan Winde, declarou que as tempestades e frentes frias desalojaram milhares de pessoas nas áreas de Cape Metropole, Winelands e Breede Valley. Ele observou que algumas mortes foram causadas pela queda de árvores durante o mau tempo.

Winde descreveu sobrevoar as regiões vinícolas afetadas, onde pontes foram destruídas pela força da água. Ele alertou os moradores a permanecerem cautelosos, já que uma nova frente fria de nível 2 se aproxima e os ventos voltam a ganhar força.

Cerca de 150 estradas continuam impactadas pelas inundações. As autoridades locais apelaram por ajuda urgente enquanto iniciam as operações de limpeza após dias de chuvas intensas.

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