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A study by researchers from UCT found that most of Cape Town could be cut off from work, school and healthcare in the event of an extreme weather event.
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Almost 80% of Capetonians live in areas at high risk of "weather-related hazards", researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have found.
In the event of an extreme weather event, large portions of the city's population could be cut off from work, school and healthcare systems, the research suggests.
And repairing the resulting damage to infrastructure could cost billions of rand in taxpayer money.
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