Kleinmond residents seek safety from the flood.
The cost of widespread flooding across the Western Cape in May has reached a price tag of around R9 billion.
This was revealed by the Western Cape Department of Local Government during a briefing to the Standing Committee on Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development.
The department said that despite the severity of damages, the provinces’s disaster risk management system proved its value with proactive planning, which saved hundreds of lives during the flooding.
It said the severe weather between May 5 and 12 brought 300mm of rain and 120 km/h winds.
