SA roads and homes damaged in Western Cape storm

South African authorities are looking for missing people and assessing damage in Western Cape province after a severe storm hit the area over the weekend.

The heavy floods caused widespread destruction including damaging homes, forcing some to move out.

Roads and bridges and other infrastructure were also damaged by the storm and some areas were inaccessible with many roads still considered unsafe.

“The integrity of our roads are affected due to the disaster that has occurred in our province. I ask that citizens remain cautious when travelling,” Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday.

Cape Town city authorities said teams were making “steady progress” in restoring storm-related power outages in several areas.

It however added that it was not able to tell when restoration would be complete due to the conditions and the extent of the damage.

This article originally appeared on BBC News.