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]
1999, manenberg, tornado, rare, tornado, that, occurred, cape, town, neighborhood, manenberg, south, africa, killing, five, people, night, august, 1999, wind, speeds, were, recorded, reaching, over, hour, tornado, killed, five, people, injured, additional, ove. 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 1999 Manenberg tornado Meteorological historyFormedc 4 00 a m UTC August 29 1999 1 DissipatedAugust 29 1999F1 tornadoon the Fujita scaleHighest winds150 km h 93 mph 2 Overall effectsFatalities5 2 Injuries200 2 Areas affectedManenberg Cape Town South AfrcaPart of the tornado outbreaks of 1999See also editList of tornado outbreaksReferences edit Manenberg torno victims face eviction over unpaid rental accounts Retrieved 2020 07 13 via PressReader 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 a b I saw terror twister hit Manenberg IOL IOL News 30 August 1999 Retrieved 2017 03 03 nbsp This article about or related to natural disasters is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 Manenberg tornado amp oldid 1182190356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
