Residents in a Cape Town shanty settlement are calling on President Cyril Rampahosa for aid as their shacks became flooded.

From June 30 in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, the footage shows the difficult living conditions as locals trudge through ankle-high floodwater.

One resident is heard saying: "Who's got the authority to help me? Because I'm struggling.

"If I had a better place, I would go to the better place but I've got no place to stay. I'm staying here, like this."

According to weather forecasts, the storms are set to last until the weekend. @SAWeatherServic tweeted on Wednesday: "Orange level 6 warning for RAIN resulting in flooding is expected over City of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Theewaterskloof (W.Cape) tonight until tomorrow morning (30 June-01 July 2021)."

Around 6,300 people have been affected by localised flooding in formal and informal settlements, news24 reported.

The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape province is not governed by President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling African National Congress but is instead under the control of the Democratic Alliance.

The Housing situation in Cape Town is magnified by flooded informal settlements.

Ethembeni, established during the Covid 19 Pandemic is one of them, Along the outskirts of Khayelitsha, with over 250 informal structures situated on a wetlands.

Residents of Ethembeni are dealing with waterlogged homes and wet beds during the icy winter weather and there seems to be little hope for them.

Mayoral Committee member for Human settlements , Mr Malusi Booi explains that their housing grant from National Government has been slashed in half because of the pandemic.

Ethembeni residents feel they have been forgotten by government despite being part of the country for which national budgets are made available for and have challenged President Ramaphosa to experience their struggle