# The Cape Winelands District Municipality says rescue operations are underway for eight families trapped by flooding along the Kleinberg River in Gouda. The National Sea Rescue Institute, police, and local municipalities have reached the 49 stranded people after days of heavy rain and icy weather caused rivers to rise sharply. The municipality’s Jo-Anne Otto says although the worst of the storm has passed, clean-up operations and relief efforts are now priority:
Cape Winelands disaster teams rescue families stranded by floods in Gouda [SOUND]
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