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title: "Watch how Cape Town rain left a neighbourhood under water"
description: "Zwelitsha homes were flooded when Diep River burst its banks."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "GROUNDUP: VIDEO"
author: "Peter Luhanga for GroundUp"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/peter-luhanga-for-groundup/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-16-watch-how-cape-town-rain-left-a-neighbourhood-under-water/"
published: "2020-07-16T14:55:55"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Watch how Cape Town rain left a neighbourhood under water

> Zwelitsha homes were flooded when Diep River burst its banks.

By Peter Luhanga for GroundUp · Published 16 July 2020, 16:55 SAST

## Content

Hundreds of homes were flooded in Zwelitsha informal settlement, Milnerton, Cape Town, on 10 July, when the Diep River burst its banks. Peter Luhanga filmed the situation.

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpl3COZB42U)

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