Nineteen pilot whales were beached at Noordhoek Beach in Cape Town on Sunday morning, the city said.

Five of the whales had died, said the city's disaster management centre spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.

Police, sea rescue and other service were on scene trying to hose down the 14 surviving whales.

National Sea Rescue Institute spokesman Craig Lambinon said attempts were being made to help...read more here: Pilot whales beached at Noordhoek Beach in Cape Town