Emergency services across the province remained on high alert on Sunday following heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms.
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Torrential rain in Tshwane led to localised flooding.
“We had to advise people in
informal settlements to the north of the city to evacuate and move to higher
areas following flash floods,” says Tshwane Emergency Services’ Johan Pieterse.
Several houses were also damaged
by a hail storm in Pretoria North.
In Johannesburg, the city’s
emergency services continue to monitor low-water bridges.
“We will keep an eye especially on
the low-lying areas, our informal settlements to make sure that we can be able
to respond to any emergency that might occur in those areas,” says spokesperson
Robert Mulaudzi.
Conditions on the roads are also
dangerous and motorists are advised to exercise extreme caution while driving.
“Most of our roads are wet and
slippery. Extend a safe following distance and obey the rules of the roads and
arrive alive.”
Meanwhile, rain is expected to
continue to fall over Gauteng and large parts of the country on Sunday.
“There are active storms over most
the North West province and most of the Tshwane area in Gauteng.
“We are expecting more
thunderstorms to develop in Mpumalanga,” says South African Weather
Services' Mbavhi Maliage.
“We also have a watch out for
severe thunderstorms that are expected over the eastern parts of the North West
province."
Warmer weather should return on
Monday.
“At this moment we have no
warnings that we are expecting. Temperatures will be rising just a bit on
Monday, but by Tuesday conditions will be quite warm again,” says Maliage.
