IN PICTURES | Floods as heavy rain hits Cape Town

02 September 2020 - 18:07 By TimesLIVE

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Heavy rainfall cause many roads to flood on Wednesday in Cape Town as it was predicted by the weather forecast.
Image: Esa Alexander

Heavy rainfall hit Cape Town on Wednesday causing flooding on some of the city's roads.

This comes after the SA Weather Service warned on Tuesday that some parts of the country would experience heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and gale-force winds as spring sets in.

TimesLIVE photographer Esa Alexander braved the wet weather and took these pictures in Cape Town on Wednesday:

Heavy rainfall hit Cape Town on Wednesday.
Image: Esa Alexander

Children playing near a flooded road in Cape Town.
Image: Esa Alexander

Child playing in a flooded road in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Image: Esa Alexander

People walking on the streets as heavy rainfall hits Cape Town.
Image: Esa Alexander

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