# The Garden Route District Municipality has advised residents and tourists to avoid flooded roads, low-water crossings, and riverbanks, as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the Western Cape. Ninety-three community members from De Rust and Welgeluk were evacuated yesterday and are being accommodated at the Toekomsrus Community Hall. The municipality’s spokesperson, Herman Pieters, says […]
# Johannesburg se nooddienste is op hoë gereedheidsgrondslag terwyl ‘n kouefront vinnig oor Gauteng inbeweeg. Nat en koue weersomstandighede word van vandag vir die provinsie voorspel. Johannesburg kan ‘n maksimum- temperatuur van 15-grade Celsius verwag, met ‘n 86-persent kans op reën. Woordvoerder Robert Mulaudzi maan inwoners om versigtig te wees wanneer hulle verwarmers gebruik en […]
# The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services says it is on high alert as a cold front sweeps across Gauteng. Wet and cold weather conditions are expected in the province from today. Johannesburg is forecast to reach a high of 15 degrees Celsius, and there is an 86-percent chance of rain. Emergency Services spokesperson, […]
# Die KwaZulu-Natalse LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, het rampbestuurspanne op ‘n hoë gereedheidsgrondslag geplaas namate ‘n kouefront oor die land beweeg. Temperature sal na verwagting skerp daal, met ligte sneeu wat oor die Drakensberge voorspel is. Stappers word gewaarsku om die berge te vermy. Die departement se woordvoerder, Senzelwe Mzila, […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has placed disaster management teams on high alert as a cold weather system moves across the country. Temperatures are expected to drop sharply, with light snowfall forecast over the Drakensberg. Hikers are warned to avoid the mountains. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila has urged motorists […]
# Die George-munisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap vra inwoners om onnodige ritte te vermy aangesien erge weer die gebied weer vandag en môre sal tref. Woordvoerder Debra Sauer waarsku swaar reën kan lei tot oorstroomde paaie, laagwaterkruisings en brûe, en rivier- en stroomvlakke kan styg. Sy vra motoriste om versigtig te wees, oorstroomde paaie te vermy […]
# Die Wêreld-weerkundige Organisasie sê daar is ‘n 80-persent kans dat El Niño vanaf hierdie maand tot Augustus sal voorkom, en ‘n bykans 90-persent waarskynlikheid dit sal tot November voortduur. Die gereelde opwarming van seeoppervlak-temperature in die Stille Oseaan lei gewoonlik tot uiterste weerstoestande en wisselvallige reënvalpatrone. Die Verenigde Nasies se sekretaris-generaal, Antonio Guterres, sê […]
# George Municipality in the Western Cape urges residents to avoid unnecessary travel as severe weather is expected to affect the area again today and tomorrow. Spokesperson Debra Sauer warns heavy rainfall may lead to localised flooding of roads, low-water crossings and bridges, as well as rising river and stream levels. She urges motorists to […]
# The World Meteorological Organisation says there is an 80-percent chance that El Niño will emerge from this month to August, and a near 90-percent probability of it persisting through at least November. The periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean typically drives more extreme weather and rainfall patterns. United Nations Secretary-General […]
