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Hail causes damage to several properties in Ermelo

Storm Report SA followed the storm on radar and said they received several reports of damage to windows in the area.

Showers of rain followed golf-ball-sized hail which caused damage to infrastructure in Ermelo on 23 October.

W/O Alfred Pillay said hail damaged a carport in Extention 4 Ermelo.

Photo: Theressa van der Walt

Large hail fell with such force that it went through the corrugated roof sheets.

Storm Report SA followed the storm on radar and said they received several reports of damage to windows in the area.

 

 

Photo: JP Joubert

This was the second time this year residents had experienced a hail storm of this nature and where damages were reported.

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Photo: Sonette Mynhardt

 

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Wayne van der Walt

Wayne van der Walt, with around 15 years in the media industry, is editor of Highvelder Newspaper. His accolades include Frewin Awards for Newspaper of the Year and Front Page of the Year, and FCJ Photographer of the Year, among other honours.

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