[2] The storm directly caused eight deaths and damaged 135 schools across the Western Cape.

[3] Despite dropping up to 50 mm of rain, the storm did not break the Cape Town water crisis affecting the region.

[5] The fires killed seven people[6] and displaced around 10,000[7][8] with around 600 structures in Knysna and Plettenberg Bay being destroyed.

[6] The fires were notable for involving the largest deployment of firefighters in South Africa to that date.

Forensic scientist Dr David Klatzow ruled out arson as the cause of the Knysna fires which killed seven people and left many homeless.