East residents warned of possible ‘disruptive rain’ as Eloise wreaks havoc across the country
The expected disruptive rain, which was expected to affect the northern and north-eastern parts of the city, is as a result of the tropical cyclone Eloise.
Tshwane’s emergency services department has warned residents in the northern and north-eastern parts of Pretoria to be on high alert for possibly “disruptive rain” from Monday.
“The disruptive rain is as a result of the tropical cyclone Eloise, which has left some people dead in Mozambique and caused damage to infrastructure while continuing to bring disruptive and damaging rain accompanied with damaging winds in various parts of the country,” said Tshwane EMS department spokesperson Charles Mabaso.
A level-10 warning for disruptive rain in parts of Gauteng and other municipalities in neighbouring provinces such as Limpopo and Mpumalanga was issued earlier.
“A level-10 warning indicates that the impact of the cyclone on the infrastructure, lives and livelihoods of people, animals and the environment was likely to be devastating,” Mabaso said.
He called on residents in the city’s different regions to be vigilant and on alert for possible flooding of susceptible roads and low-lying bridges which could make travelling difficult and cause damage to both formal and informal settlements.
“The risk of trees being uprooted by the wind from the already wet ground in most places remains,” Mabaso said, adding that this could result in damage to infrastructure and properties while flying debris may endanger humans.
“The emergency services department together with the city remain on high alert to implement flood incident management plans as may be required.”
Earlier in the day, the SA Weather Service indicated a 60% chance of showers and thundershowers would linger from Sunday until midweek.
Fire and life-threatening emergencies could be reported to 107 or 012-358-6300/4000.
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