1999 Manenberg tornado

1999 Manenberg tornado
Meteorological history
Formedc. 4:00 a.m. (UTC)
August 29, 1999[1]
DissipatedAugust 29, 1999
F1 tornado
on the Fujita scale
Highest winds150 km/h (93 mph)[2]
Overall effects
Fatalities5[2]
Injuries200+[2]
Areas affectedManenberg, Gugulethu and Nyanga suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1999

The 1999 Manenberg tornado was a rare tornado that occurred in the Cape Town neighborhood of Manenberg,[3] South Africa killing five people on the night of 29 August 1999. The tornado was the result of a storm that swept through a one kilometre path through the city, starting on the Atlantic seaboard and moving east. First over Devil's Peak, then on through the neighborhoods of Mowbray, Claremont, Manenberg, Surrey Estate, Guguletu, ending at Mitchells Plain. The storm reached its peak strength over Maneberg.[4]

Wind speeds were recorded reaching over 150 km per hour.[2] The tornado killed five people and injured an additional 220.[2][5] Over 5,000 residents[6] were left homeless with 40 flats being "totally gutted"[2] and a total of 825 homes being destroyed, effecting 2,800 families.[7] The storm caused additional damage to the nearby community of Gugulethu and Nyanga where roughly 2,000 people were left homeless.[8]

R1 million (roughly equivalent to R2.6 million in 2017) was allocated by City of Cape Town's disaster relief fund for rebuilding.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manenberg torno victims face eviction over unpaid rental accounts". Retrieved 2020-07-13 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "BBC News | Africa | Cape Town tornado kills three". news.bbc.co.uk. 29 August 1999. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. ^ AP Archive (2015-07-21) [29 August 1999]. SOUTH AFRICA: FREAK STORM LEAVES THOUSANDS HOMELESS (2). Associated Press. Retrieved 2025-10-07 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Abarder, Gasant; South African Press Association (30 August 1999). "'Tornado' kills 5, leaves 5 000 homeless". IOL. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  5. ^ Serra, Genevieve (26 August 2023). "Freak 'tornado' wreaks havoc". www.pressreader.com. Weekend Argus. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  6. ^ a b "'I saw terror twister hit Manenberg' | IOL". IOL News. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  7. ^ "End for CT tornado fund". News24. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  8. ^ Reporter, Staff (1999-08-29). "Freak storm devastates Cape Flats". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
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