Cape Town, blanketed by a 'foul' stench, realized the smell came from a ship with 19,000 cattle docked in its harbor

• An 'unimaginable' sewage stench hit the city of Cape Town on Monday.
• Residents in the city said it was one of the worst smells they had ever experienced.
• Officials investigating the terrible smell discovered that it was coming from a ship with 19,000 cattle.

The South African capital of Cape Town woke up on Monday morning to a heavy, sewage-like stench that city officials later discovered came from a docked ship carrying 19,000 live cattle.

Multiple media outlets, citing people living in the city, described it as one of the worst smells residents had ever experienced.