See what I am in for this evening

The city of Cape Town has released a warning ahead of the "hurricane type storm" set to hit tonight expecting:

• 80mm of rain to fall in 24 hours
• heavy snow fall in higher regions
• flashfloods on low lying and flat areas
• wind speeds of between 100 - 140 km/h
• mud slides on mountain side roads

Citizens are urged to prepare for the storm by moving any loose furniture indoors and bring any pets inside. Evacuation plans have been set out for several areas and the South African air force is on standby from 10pm onwards.

Citizens are also urged to remain indoors as much as possible and to clear away from any dead or burnt trees that may fall during the storm.

Stay safe and remain indoors. Please pass this message on to keep family and friends safe through this week.