Pics: Storm wreaks havoc across SA

The storm saw huge, tennis ball sized hailstones shatter roofs and destroy properties.

Cooperative Governance department spokesperson, Motupa Selomo said after the heavy weekend storm had dispersed residents in the hardest-hit areas were still struggling to come to terms with the devastation.

Selomo said the government had deployed disaster management to affected districts to assess the damage. “We can confirm that the province has been hit hard by the disaster on weekend when storm ravaged scattered areas.”

The provincial disaster management centre said homes in part of the Sekhukhune and Mopani districts were the ones hardest hit hard by the storm. Over 110 houses in the Mopani district were left without roofs.

Elsewhere in the country damages have been reported as a result of strung winds, thunderstorms and hail with people taking to social media to share their pictures and videos.

Some where delighted that rain finally fell as concerns grow regarding a possible water shortage while others vented about their frustration.