1999_Manenberg_tornado

1999 Manenberg tornado

1999 Manenberg tornado

Tornado that hit Cape Town, South Africa in 1999

The 1999 Manenberg tornado was a rare tornado that occurred in the Cape Town neighborhood of Manenberg, South Africa killing five people on the night of 29 August 1999. Wind speeds were recorded reaching over 150 km per hour.[2] The tornado killed five people and injured an additional 220.[2] Over 5,000 residents[3] were left homeless with 40 flats being "totally gutted".[2] R1 million (roughly equivalent to R2.6 million in 2017) was allocated by City of Cape Town's disaster relief fund for rebuilding.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Manenberg torno victims face eviction over unpaid rental accounts". Retrieved 2020-07-13 – via PressReader.
  2. [2]
    "BBC News | Africa | Cape Town tornado kills three". news.bbc.co.uk. 29 August 1999. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. [3]
    "'I saw terror twister hit Manenberg' | IOL". IOL News. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
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