On Friday 25 August, residents of Hanover Park in Cape Town woke to what was described as a ‘landspout’ ripping through houses along Athry Walk and Phillians Walk, blowing roofs off at least 30 formal and informal housing structures. Like a tornado, a landspout also rotates, is usually fast-mov.
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SA Weather Service forecaster Kanyisa Makubalo said that an intense cold front is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening over the south-western parts of the Western Cape.
Cut-off low hits Western Cape, uprooting trees and damaging infrastructure iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.