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A number of towns in the Central Karoo are without power.
Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images
One person died during a massive power outage affecting multiple Western Cape towns in the Central Karoo.
During a media briefing on Wednesday, Premier Alan Winde said it appeared the death could be linked to the inhalation of fumes after a generator was turned on to power a small shop.
News24 understands the incident took place in Leeu Gamka on Tuesday night.
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