{"id":46126,"date":"2024-06-03T20:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/city-of-cape-town-issues-weather-alert-ask-residents-for-help-20240603\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T01:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:44:25","slug":"city-of-cape-town-issues-weather-alert-ask-residents-for-help-20240603","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/city-of-cape-town-issues-weather-alert-ask-residents-for-help-20240603\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Cape Town issues weather alert, asks residents for help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cape Town residents are advised to batten down the hatches, amid weather warning by the South African Weather Service (SAWS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, released by the City of Cape Town, spokesperson Sonica Lategan says the Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) has been alerted to the following weather warning for Monday, 3 June, and Tuesday, 4 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