Ekurhuleni storm even worse than we thought - it's a 'once in 200 years' flash flood

Parts of Gauteng may be declared disaster zones following Wednesday's "one in 200-year" flash flooding. The provincial government said in a statement the floods caused extensive damage to infrastructure‚ homes‚ motor vehicles and claimed the lives of six people in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni.The South African Weather Service said on Friday that the flooding in Ekurhuleni was a one in 200-year event:According to SAWS climate stats, Ekhurhuleni flooding was a 1 in 200 year event.