# Heavy rain and flooding have caused major damage in the Garden Route district municipality in the Western Cape. More than 200-millimetres of rain was recorded in the Bitou Municipality yesterday, with 197-millimetres in Knysna. A 37-year-old woman died when a tree fell on top of her vehicle. Spokesperson Herman Peters urges motorists to avoid […]
# Rampbestuur in die Tuinroete in die Wes-Kaap het bevestig dat ‘n 37-jarige vrou dood is toe ‘n boom op ‘n geparkeerde motor in Knysna geval het. Die polisie sê haar liggaam is uit die motor gehaal en ‘n gedeelte van die pad is gesluit vir opruiming. Die hoof van Rampbestuur, Gerhard Otto, het mense […]
# Disaster management in the Garden Route in the Western Cape has confirmed a 37-year-old woman has died after a tree fell on top of a parked vehicle in Knysna. Police say her body was retrieved from the car and a portion of the road was closed for mopping up. Disaster management head Gerhard Otto […]
# Die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, maan die publiek om nou meer as ooit op hulle hoede te wees met erge weerwaarskuwings wat deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens uitgereik is. Inwoners in dele van die Wes-, die Oos en die Noord-Kaap ervaar reeds koue, nat en winderige toestande. Die departement se […]
# Oorstromings het reeds drie mense se lewens geëis terwyl swaar reën oor die land voortduur. Die Nasionale Rampbestuursentrum sê twee liggame is in die Noord-Kaap gevind na die dood van ‘n 12-jarige in Taung, Noordwes. ‘n Oranje vlak agt-waarskuwing bly van krag met gesamentlike bedryfsentrums landwyd aktief. Infrastruktuurskade is in Noordwes en die Noord-Kaap […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has urged citizens to exercise heightened caution following severe weather warnings issued by the South African Weather Service. Residents in parts of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape are already experiencing cold, wet, and windy conditions. The department’s spokesperson, Pearl Maseko-Binqose, says they […]
# Flooding has left three people dead as heavy rains continue across South Africa. The National Disaster Management Centre says two bodies were recovered in the Northern Cape following the death of a 12-year-old in Taung, North West. An orange level eight warning remains in effect with joint operations centres active nationwide. Infrastructure damage has […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Departement vir Mobiliteit sê Meiringspoort, die N12-roete tussen Beaufort-Wes en Oudtshoorn, is tans weens oorstromings gesluit. Die provinsie loop deur onder swaar reën en sterk wind. Die departement se hoof van Verkeersbestuur, Maxine Bezuidenhout, sê motoriste wat tussen die Tuinroete en die Karoo reis, moet eerder die N9 van George deur Uniondale, […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility says Meiringspoort, N12 route between Beaufort West and Oudtshoorn, is currently closed due to flooding. The province is experiencing heavy rain and strong winds. The department’s Traffic Management chief director, Maxine Bezuidenhout, says motorists travelling between the Garden Route and the Karoo are advised to make use of […]
