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Five people were killed, four of them in a fire caused by lightning, as a massive stormed raged in the Western Cape on Wednesday, reports News24.
“The four were killed in the blaze in Kraaifontein, Cape Town disaster risk management confirmed. A 60-year-old man was killed when a home collapsed on him in Lavender Hill,” says the report.
South Africa’s city Cape Town got the heavy rains and storm before midnight on Tuesday, leaving destruction on its wake.
#CapeTownStorm Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson on #sabcnews says more rain is expected during the day. #capestorm pic.twitter.com/PscUp3O3Ql
— Mweli Masilela (@mwelimasilela) June 7, 2017
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