Tshwane on alert to respond to outages, disruptions caused by Eloise aftermath
Tshwane EMS has been deployed to various low-lying bridges, while teams of electricians are attending to power outages caused by the rainy and windy weather conditions.
Tshwane metro has appointed teams across Pretoria to respond to any outages or service delivery disruptions that occurred due to the rains caused by tropical cyclone Eloise, mayor Randall Williams has announced.
Williams said heavy rains and winds were immensely disruptive to city infrastructure as they could knock down trees or even streetlights due to the severity of the storms.
“This can then result in power outages in different parts of the city.”
He said electricity teams were on standby to ensure they responded speedily to prevent prolonged outages.
Areas such as Groenkloof, Muckleneuk and Sunnyside have already been affected by power outages.
“I want to appeal to residents to be patient with us as the rains can result in multiple outages in different areas which can severely stretch the capacity of the available teams,” Randall said.
“Our emergency services department is also on high alert to respond if the heavy rains persist as this can result in flooding.”
Randall said emergency teams were ready in case they needed to support communities severely impacted by the weather conditions.
There are various low-lying roads and bridges in the metro which in the past have seen flooding and vehicles being swept away.
“I would like to advise motorists to travel carefully in the wet weather. Should we face prolonged heavy rains the Tshwane teams will move to close the roads and bridges which can flood and become a hazard to travellers,” he said.
“Please be safe on the roads this week as you travel to work and take the necessary precautions. We are monitoring the weather daily and taking advice from the South Africa Weather Service to ensure that we respond swiftly if the weather becomes more severe.”
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