{"id":263618,"date":"2025-06-27T10:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/?p=263618"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:43:36","slug":"western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/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. Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement officers have been working around the clock, managing road closures and directing traffic away from dangerous areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Critical safety advice for drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who absolutely must travel during these treacherous conditions, authorities have issued essential safety guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Slow down&nbsp;and maintain a safe distance from other vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep headlights on&nbsp;throughout the day for maximum visibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never drive through flooded roads&nbsp;&#8211; water depth can be deceiving and road surfaces may be severely damaged beneath<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay updated&nbsp;by tuning into local radio traffic reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow all instructions&nbsp;from traffic officers and road signage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Safety is our top priority&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western Cape Mobility Minister Isaac Sileku emphasized the troublesome situation:\u00a0<em>&#8220;<\/em>Our officers are working around the clock to respond to dangerous situations on our roads. I urge motorists to prioritise their safety and that of others by obeying closure signs, avoiding flooded areas, and exercising extreme caution. The safety of every resident is our top priority<em>.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Cape Government continues to work closely with local authorities to monitor rapidly changing road conditions across the province. Regular updates will be provided as the situation develops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents are strongly advised to avoid unnecessary travel in affected areas and stay informed through official channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<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. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":263620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"52","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"30","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"2","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[8185,93,8166,7984,8186],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-263618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-communities","tag-featured","tag-floods","tag-weather","tag-western-cape"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue | Weskus Nuus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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. The [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Weskus Nuus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Weskusnuus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-27T08:23:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-27T08:43:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"780\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"470\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Novus Media\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Novus Media\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Novus Media\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f786ca7c38912fd05203acb502c57904\"},\"headline\":\"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-27T08:23:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-27T08:43:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":313,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"communities\",\"Featured\",\"floods\",\"Weather\",\"western cape\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/\",\"name\":\"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue | Weskus Nuus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-27T08:23:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-27T08:43:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg\",\"width\":780,\"height\":470,\"caption\":\"Motorists in the Western Cape are urged to drive cautiously as an expected severe cold front moves in for three days.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/\",\"name\":\"WeskusNuus\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WeskusNuus\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weskus-nuus-site-icon-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weskus-nuus-site-icon-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"WeskusNuus\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Weskusnuus\\\/\"],\"description\":\"WeskusNuus Atlantis is a freesheet local newspaper dedicated to covering the news and events that matter most to the broader Atlantis, Mamre, and Pella communities. We shine a spotlight on local life by reporting on a wide range of topics, including community events, politics, social issues, and economic developments that impact our readers\u2019 daily lives. As a proudly community-focused publication, our goal is to amplify local voices, celebrate achievements, and provide a platform where residents can stay informed, engaged, and connected with one another.\",\"email\":\"weskusnuus@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"021\u00a0406 2063\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f786ca7c38912fd05203acb502c57904\",\"name\":\"Novus Media\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/301565e6eb478c51ef897a38a789d0f3da6ec2a9ceb0d64f47de374b41e63698?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/301565e6eb478c51ef897a38a789d0f3da6ec2a9ceb0d64f47de374b41e63698?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/301565e6eb478c51ef897a38a789d0f3da6ec2a9ceb0d64f47de374b41e63698?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Novus Media\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weskusnuus\\\/author\\\/novusmedia\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue | Weskus Nuus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue","og_description":"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. The [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/","og_site_name":"Weskus Nuus","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Weskusnuus\/","article_published_time":"2025-06-27T08:23:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-27T08:43:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":780,"height":470,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Novus Media","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Novus Media","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/"},"author":{"name":"Novus Media","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#\/schema\/person\/f786ca7c38912fd05203acb502c57904"},"headline":"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue","datePublished":"2025-06-27T08:23:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-27T08:43:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/"},"wordCount":313,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg","keywords":["communities","Featured","floods","Weather","western cape"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/","name":"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue | Weskus Nuus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-06-27T08:23:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-27T08:43:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg","width":780,"height":470,"caption":"Motorists in the Western Cape are urged to drive cautiously as an expected severe cold front moves in for three days."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/western-cape-floods-force-road-closures-as-heavy-rains-continue\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Western Cape floods force road closures as heavy rains continue"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/","name":"WeskusNuus","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#organization","name":"WeskusNuus","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weskus-nuus-site-icon-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weskus-nuus-site-icon-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"WeskusNuus"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Weskusnuus\/"],"description":"WeskusNuus Atlantis is a freesheet local newspaper dedicated to covering the news and events that matter most to the broader Atlantis, Mamre, and Pella communities. We shine a spotlight on local life by reporting on a wide range of topics, including community events, politics, social issues, and economic developments that impact our readers\u2019 daily lives. As a proudly community-focused publication, our goal is to amplify local voices, celebrate achievements, and provide a platform where residents can stay informed, engaged, and connected with one another.","email":"weskusnuus@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"021\u00a0406 2063","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/#\/schema\/person\/f786ca7c38912fd05203acb502c57904","name":"Novus Media","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/301565e6eb478c51ef897a38a789d0f3da6ec2a9ceb0d64f47de374b41e63698?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/301565e6eb478c51ef897a38a789d0f3da6ec2a9ceb0d64f47de374b41e63698?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/301565e6eb478c51ef897a38a789d0f3da6ec2a9ceb0d64f47de374b41e63698?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Novus Media"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/author\/novusmedia\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/severe-weather-warning-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":264004,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/23-fatalities-on-western-cape-roads-in-just-one-week\/","url_meta":{"origin":263618,"position":0},"title":"23 fatalities on Western Cape roads in just one week","author":"Novus Media","date":"9 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Western Cape Government has expressed deep concern over the alarming number of pedestrian fatalities and drunk driving arrests recorded during the past week.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The death toll on Western Cape roads over only on week has risen to 23.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pedestrian-safety.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pedestrian-safety.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pedestrian-safety.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pedestrian-safety.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":265423,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/new-western-cape-childrens-commissioner-expected-soon\/","url_meta":{"origin":263618,"position":1},"title":"New Western Cape children\u2019s commissioner expected soon","author":"People's Post","date":"9 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Western Cape is one step closer to welcoming a new Commissioner for Children with the vetting process for candidates now been completed.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"molo songololo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dc4bd79fe57c41139cf867ee51290e69.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dc4bd79fe57c41139cf867ee51290e69.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dc4bd79fe57c41139cf867ee51290e69.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dc4bd79fe57c41139cf867ee51290e69.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dc4bd79fe57c41139cf867ee51290e69.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dc4bd79fe57c41139cf867ee51290e69.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Novus Media","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263618"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=263618"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weskusnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=263618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}