# The confirmed storm-related death toll in the Western Cape has now risen to six, while nearly six-thousand people have been left vulnerable as severe weather continues to batter the province with widespread flooding, evacuations, and infrastructure damage. Authorities report nearly two-thousand homes have been flooded or destroyed in informal settlements such as Philippi and Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Disaster management teams are still assessing the full extent of the damage as emergency response operations continue across the province.
Storm death toll rises to six as Western Cape floods leave 6,000 affected