{"id":264141,"date":"2025-06-27T10:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=264141"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:43:49","slug":"western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Motorists across the Western Cape are being urged to stay off the roads where possible as severe flooding wreaks havoc on provincial infrastructure following this week&#8217;s severe cold front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The province was battered by a <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/talle-woonbuurte-staan-onder-water-in-vredenburg-en-saldanha\/\">severe weather<\/a> system that hit on Wednesday 25 June, with torrential downpours continuing into Thursday. Weather forecasters warn that wet conditions are set to persist through the weekend and into next week, raising concerns about further flooding and road damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several major routes have become completely impassable, with some bridge structures completely washed away by the powerful floodwaters. 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