South Africa: Unusual waves hit the coast of Cape Town

On the tourist coast near Cape Town, strong tides combined with violent winds caused a powerful swell over the weekend, with water overtopping the dykes and flooding streets and houses in places.

A 92-year-old woman died in the bad weather that began on Saturday, Craig Lambinon, spokesman for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), told AFP on Sunday.

In a seaside restaurant in Kalk Bay, a fishing village nestled in an open bay on…