The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of a Level 2 weather warning for disruptive rains expected throughout the Eastern Cape from 9 June to 10 June.
The disruptive rain began at 11:00 on 9 June and will continue until 17:59 on 10 June.
The affected areas are: Blue Crane Route, Dr Beyers Naude – Graaff-Reinet, Elundini, Emalahleni, Engcobo, Enoch Magijima – Komani, Enoch Magijima – Molteno, Enoch Magijima – Tarkastad, Intsika Yethu, Inxuba Yethemba, Matatiele, Nelson Mandela Bay, Raymond Mhlaba – Adelaide, Sakhisizwe, Senqu, Sundays River Valley, Walter Sisulu – Burgersdorp and Walter Sisulu – Jamestown.
Following the Level 2 weather warning, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has offered the following emergency readiness protocols for the metro:
• All relevant municipal departments and other emergency stakeholders are placed on high alert and on standby for any emergency.
• A 24-hour Joint Operations Centre (JOC) is fully operational at the South End DMC as of 16:00 on 9 June 2025.
• A secondary JOC will be activated in the Kariega and Despatch area to coordinate localised responses.
• Emergency or temporary shelters have been availed in high-risk areas.
Meanwhile, the Eastern Cape Department of Transport has advised motorists to use alternative routes after continuous snowfall has led to the closure of Lootsberg Pass located on the N9 between Graaff-Reinet and Middelburg on 9 June.
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