WESTERN CAPE - Members attached to the Western Cape Diving Unit have been deployed in the rural town of Wolseley to assist local authorities with a massive rescue operation to save those affected by severe flooding and extreme weather conditions today. A huge portion of the local community has been affected when people were trapped in their houses as a result of the high rainfall figurers experienced in the area. Vehicle mobility has been compromised and rubber ducks have been used to reach the flood victims. So far, divers have brought 54 people to safety and they will remain in the area to assist with the disaster management operations until the situation has normalised.

Source: South African Police Service