Following a level 6 warning for heavy rain issued on Monday, disaster management teams had to work throughout the night to evacuate people from their homes.
The Western Cape was hammered by severe storms this long weekend, causing road closures, mudslides and stranding thousands of people.
The cleanup of the oil spill at Bloubergstrand continues, and City of Cape Town Disaster teams are still assessing whether the beach can be re-opened this afternoon. The wreckage of the Seli One carrier, which was stranded off the Blouberg coast two years ago, leaked oil onto the beach over the weekend following rough seas.