It’s currently a bit of a wild day in Sea Point, where some residents have lost access to water, and not because they decided to get involved in the rates boycott.
Rather, a burst pipe has left both Main and St Johns roads flooded.
Per Cape Town Etc, those passing through the area before it was cordoned off have been forced to drive through a “flood of water”.
JWI.News says that teams from Cape Town Water Sevices and Disaster Risk Management are on the scene assessing the damage from the burst pipe.
The City of Cape Town confirmed that they’re looking into it:
There is a water outage in St Johns Road, Sea Point, which could also be affecting the surrounds. The department is attending to this.
— City of CT Alerts (@CityofCTAlerts) November 3, 2020
Here’s what the situation looked like earlier:
A major water #pipe has #burst in the #SeaPoint area around Main Road and St. Johns Road, obstructing #traffic and causing a #watershortage in the area. City officials are on the scene. Try to avoid the area if you can. pic.twitter.com/3wOFBpUKJU
— OranjeKloofCID (@OranjeKloofCID) November 3, 2020
A major water #pipe has #burst in the #SeaPoint area around Main Road and St. Johns Road, obstructing #traffic and causing a #watershortage in the area. City officials are on the scene. Try to avoid the area if you can. pic.twitter.com/JZMOJqWNhw
— GreenPointCID (@GreenPointCID) November 3, 2020
Seapoint. pic.twitter.com/YySkyDs1xW
— CoffeeBeanCounter (@coffeecalcs) November 3, 2020
Nothing captures the severity of the situation quite like a video:
Flooding on Corner of St. John’s and Beach Road, Sea Point #news #CapeTown #seapoint #flooding #Breaking @EWNTraffic pic.twitter.com/j7oZUg2V6G
— Dino Gomes (@dinovgomes) November 3, 2020
There’s also this, posted just after 1:30PM:
They reckon the damage is extensive, and affected areas could be without water for an indeterminate amount of time while they repair the pipe. The roads around the pipe will remain closed.
Good luck out there, Sea Point.
[source:capetownetc]
