Videos: Flooding risk rises as SAWS warns of widespread disruptive rainfall
Multiple weather warnings are in place, with heavy rainfall already disrupting travel and limiting access to parts of the Kruger National Park.
Severe weather conditions continue to affect large parts of South Africa, with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issuing multiple warnings as torrential rain batters the eastern regions of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
Lowvelder reports that SAWS has warned of disruptive rainfall over the eastern parts of the country and severe thunderstorms in several provinces for today into the weekend.
SAWS warnings in effect
- Orange level 9 warning: Heavy rainfall may cause widespread flooding, mudslides and damage to property in eastern Limpopo (Vhembe and Mopani district municipalities) and the Mpumalanga lowveld and escarpment (Ehlanzeni District Municipality).
- Orange level 6 warning: Flooding, mudslides and damage to property are expected in central Limpopo (Capricorn and Sekhukhune district municipalities) and the eastern highveld of Mpumalanga (Emakhazeni, Msukaligwa, Mkhondo and Chief Albert Luthuli local municipalities).
- Yellow level 4 warning: Heavy downpours may cause flooding and disruption in north-eastern KZN.
- Yellow level 2 warning: Localised flooding and damage are expected in central Mpumalanga and western Limpopo.
- Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds and hail are expected in western KZN.
Regional forecast
- Pretoria: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers (16/30°C)
- Johannesburg: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers (14/27°C)
- Mbombela: Fog patches, cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers (18/22°C)
- Cape Town: Cloudy with light rain, becoming partly cloudy (16/23°C)
Kruger National Park access affected
Access to certain camps in the Kruger National Park has been affected by the heavy rainfall currently being experienced in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
According to SANParks spokesperson JP Louw, measures are in place to ensure guests use the most direct routes and avoid closed roads, which has been a source of frustration for many visitors to the park.
Ongoing heavy rainfall in the lowveld continues to leave destruction in its wake.
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