WATCH: Extreme winds destroy entrance at Cape Town shopping centre
Extreme winds destroyed an overhead entrance arch at a shopping centre in Cape Town.
Cape Town is no stranger to strong winds and tumultuous weather, but it's a different story when those winds bring destruction.
The recent strong winds that rolled into Cape Town wreaked havoc when they toppled an overhead entrance arch at a shopping centre.
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Gale-force winds caused the massive structure to topple and fall to the ground in mere seconds.
CCTV footage of the incident shows as the structure fell to the ground with ease just moments before a pedestrian was walking where it fell.
According to TimesLive, the incident occurred at Access Park in Kenilworth at about 09:13 am.
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According to the shopping centre’s centre management, no injuries were reported, and stores were damaged, although the main entrance had to be closed.
TimesLive also reported that the SA weather service had issued an orange level 6 warning for damaging winds across the province and the Eastern Cape.
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Strong to gale-force winds of 40km/h to 80km/h, with gusts measuring 90km/h to 120km/h, were forecast for parts of the Western Cape, along with rain.
The Huguenot Tunnel on the N1, where many vehicles have faced destruction due to strong winds, was closed for heavy vehicles in both directions.
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