Emergency services braced to be called into action as a flood warning was in place across Gauteng until 11pm on Friday‚ with more than 50mm of rainfall said to be possible over a 24-hour period.
An early casualty was the busy Witkoppen Road‚ north of the Johannesburg‚ as Rob Byrne@TrafficSA tweeted: “JHB - #FLOODING: RT @shortywamuna 1 lane closed on Witkoppen flooded after Douglas street. Near police station. @TrafficSA crazy traffic”.
Daniel Steyn@DSSteyn replied by posting a photo of the flooding‚ and sarcastically saying: “@TrafficSA @shortywamuna proof. Would have been better knowing this an hour ago.”
Gauteng Weather @tWeatherSA‚ which issued a flood warning‚ reminded followers of “flood-prone areas: Alexandra‚ Bedfordview‚ Benoni‚ Centurion‚ Edenvale‚ Fourways‚ Joburg Central‚ Kempton Park‚ Soweto‚ N3‚ M1 & R23 highways”.
Rainy conditions are forecast across the province for the whole weekend.
The South African Weather Service on Friday morning issued a warning for heavy rain “in places in the Overberg District of the Western Cape”.
It issued watches about “heavy rain leading to localised flooding” in the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal‚ extreme south-western parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces‚ eastern parts of North West‚ north-eastern parts of Free State‚ Overberg and Eden District of the Western Cape‚ extending along the south-coast‚ west of Cape St. Francis.
“Severe thunderstorms are expected along the eastern escarpment of the Eastern Cape Province‚” the service said.
Nashira Davids
Bellville, Cape Town, was flooded on 27 January 2016. Photo: City of Cape Town
– TMG Digital
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