Sweat drips down the face of 69-year-old Hansie Alberts who has cycled nearly 36 kilometres on the Hemel en Aarde Road, which has been nearly washed away by last week’s storm.
His four-hour journey was to purchase food for his family in Karwyderskraal after supplies became depleted in local shops.
Alberts is one of 16 000 people affected by last week’s Level 9 storm and flood damage around the Western Cape which saw a R1.4 billion agricultural loss to areas such as the Overberg where he lives, the Cape