Severe flooding in Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

GARDEN ROUTE, May 9, 2026 -- This photo taken on May 8, 2026 shows a truck washed away by flooding in Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. Severe flooding, landslides, and storm damage have battered parts of South Africa's Garden Route, leaving communities isolated, roads closed, and critical infrastructure heavily damaged, local authorities said. According to a statement leer más issued Saturday by the Garden Route District Municipality, at least 45 roads across the eastern parts of the region were closed after days of extreme weather. TO GO WITH "Severe weather causes widespread damage across South Africa's Garden Route ",Image: 1097638780, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Garden Route District Municipality / Xinhua News / Europa Press Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos