South Africa torrential weather classified as national disaster
The heavy summer rain has claimed over 80 lives.
The heavy summer rain has claimed over 80 lives.
Motorists are advised to avoid driving in Centurion.
The department said the threatening conditions required all of society and government to work together
Monday’s school closure in most parts of QwaQwa, were caused by the torrential weather.
The torrential system will likely strike the Eastern Cape interior in the afternoon.
Gauteng will be struck by vicious flash floods this weekend and motorists are warned to take extreme precautions on the road.
Johannesburg weather is likely to remain wet and windy, with brushes of thunder expected all week.
Thunderstorms and gale force winds will most likely ruin plans in the Western Cape this weekend.
George flash floods have forced the closure of these roads.
Most parts of Gauteng will be hit by a severe thunderstorm from Monday evening.
A strong cold front with damaging winds and torrential rainfall is expected in Cape Town this week.
SAWS has warned Cape Town motorists to avoid driving on highways on Thursday.
The Cape Town cold front is expected to persist over the next few days.
Parts of Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will be impacted by severe and life-threatening conditions on Thursday, SAWS warns.
Two cold fronts are expected to wash over most parts of South Africa this weekend.
A thunderstorm on Friday and record low temperatures all weekend could foil plans for many Gautengers.
Strong winds are expected to average 33km/hr throughout the day, making it extra hard for firefighters to contain the Cape Town fires.
A severe thunderstorm is passing by some parts of Gauteng. Here are clips and pics of the wreckage.
Harsh conditions in Free State, Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North West are expected to continue on Wednesday, SAWS warned.
A passing thunderstorm will drench large parts of the Western Cape in harsh rains, on Wednesday.
If tropical cyclone Eloise affects Mpumalanga hard, we could see another spell of #loadshedding, Eskom warned.
Strays of #CycloneEloise were felt in Lydenburg and other towns in northeastern South Africa.
Cyclone Eloise will be felt in Mpumalanga, KZN and Limpopo from Sunday, forecasters warn.
Yesterday, Seshego, in Polokwane, was hit by human fist-sized balls of hail. This is the scale of the destruction that was left by the storm.
Soshanguve has been hit with torrential weather and by the looks of it, the city will have to weather the storm for another day.