Johannesburg braces for more rain

31 January 2017 - 11:40 By Alex Patrick
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Flooding in Centurion Johannesburg on Monday.
Flooding in Centurion Johannesburg on Monday.
Image: TrafficSA via Twitter

Heavy rains are expected in Johannesburg on Tuesday after yesterday’s downpour which resulted in flooding, road closures and severe traffic delays around the city.

Forecasts of rain of up to 30% are expected in Johannesburg over the course of the day with predictions of isolated showers and thundershowers, according to the South African Weather Service.

Motorists in Johannesburg have been warned to be cautious on the roads after the Johannesburg Roads Agency reported a number of bridges and storm water drains had sustained damage, while there were also reports of sinkholes.

  • IN PICTURES: Flooding in parts of Johannesburg after heavy rainsAs heavy rain beats down on Johannesburg some parts of the city are experiencing flooding‚ road closures and severe traffic delays. 

The service also issued a weather watch for localised flooding expected in the Western Bushveld and the Lowveld of Limpopo, and also Bojanala district of the North-West Province on Tuesday morning.

The SA Weather Service has also warned of extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the central interior of the Northern Cape.

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