The family home whose roof was blown away and inside the house was flooded by the devastating weather. (Lisalee Solomons / News24)
"Please, God, no more rain. Our home has been damaged enough. We just want a roof over our heads."
So said Deirdre Roode, 37, whose four-bedroomed home in Strand, the Western Cape, was extensively damaged in the raging storm of the last few days that blew the roof off and flooded the family's entire home.
Howling winds saw the roof being ripped off and landing in the middle of the road; in front of their neighbour's house.
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