Gauteng another wet and rainy Sunday is in store as the South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a level five warning for Gauteng, Free State, North Westwestern parts of Limpopo, and the Highveld of Mpumalanga.
With rain approaching on Saturday, both are SA20 matches at the Highveld The wanderers in Johannesburg and SuperSportpark in Park were abandoned.
A day later, the bad weather will intensify, with heavy rains not just limited to Gauteng.
Saws has warned of the threat of severe thunderstorms, which will cause flooding in many areas, including many roads, settlements and low-lying bridges.
Severe weather and fire danger warnings across South Africa
Meanwhile, Saws has also issued a level two weather warning for the northeastern parts of the Northern Cape, the western parts of both the Free State and the North West, the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, and along the slopes of both Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
Again, the greatest danger areas will be vulnerable areas, settlements and low-lying bridges.
In addition to the heavy rain hitting many parts of the country, Saws says there is also a fire danger warning in place.
Saws said in a statement: “Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in the Dawid Kruiper and Kai Garib municipalities in the Northern Cape, as well as in the West Coast district of the Western Cape.”
After the massive flooding in Centurion on December 21, the area was left with numerous potholes and damaged infrastructure.
Tragically, a number of deaths were reported as a result of the flooding, with a delivery driver drowning and two members of the public trapped in the vehicle when they were swept away in the truck. Hennop’s river.
Michael Sherman
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