Mpumalanga school badly hit by storm
A storm has caused severe damage to a Mpumalanga school.
Two classrooms at the Pro Gratia Learning Centre in Mbombela have been battered in the storm on Wednesday.
Pro Gratia Learning Centre principal, Andri Bester, says one classroom was completely blown away.
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“It was a very bad storm. The wind blew away one of our classrooms. It completely collapsed,” Bester says.
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The spokesperson for the Mpumalanga department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs, George Mthethwa, says it has not been made aware of any damage as a result of the storm.
Heavy rain, disruptive snow and gale force winds as well as unusually cold temperatures have been forecast for parts of South Africa this week.
The SA Weather Service issued a warning and a watch for extreme weather forecast for this week.
It predicted heavy rain, disruptive snow and gale force winds as well as unusually cold temperatures have been forecast for parts of South Africa.
It said isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga on Tuesday afternoon.