Heavy rains set to cause more havoc across Joburg
Severe thunderstorms are set to continue in Johannesburg as the South African Weather Service issues an orange level 5 warning for the City on December 12.
The South African Weather Service has issued an orange level 5 warning for the City of Johannesburg, with severe thunderstorms set to hit from 14:00 to 23:59 on December 12.
According to the national weather service, forecasts severe thunderstorms with possible strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and heavy downpours.
Orange level 5 warning: severe thunderstorms: Gauteng: 12 December 2022 14:00 – 23:59 pic.twitter.com/BHJ1SOc8k7
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) December 12, 2022
This follows week-long rains that wreaked havoc across the city, impacting service delivery and infrastructure.
I have started the day in Orange Farm this morning with MMC for Public Safety, David Tembe attending to flooding areas. We are coordinating and ensuring that teams are on the ground to monitor areas that require urgent intervention. pic.twitter.com/Y4riJanbH7
— Funzi Ngobeni (@Funzi_Ngobeni) December 12, 2022
DANGER: INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE & MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED IN ROODEPOORT, FLORIDA & OTHER PARTS OF NW JOHANNESBURG, DUE TO HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAIN | SUPPLIED pic.twitter.com/A42cRc2nXt
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) December 9, 2022
Johannesburg Roads Agency encourages residents to be cautious and refrain from driving on flooded roads.
#JHBTraffic The Johannesburg Roads Agency urges motorists & residents to exercise extreme caution on the City’s roads following the flooding of some roads. The JRA’s emergency standby teams are attending to affected areas as well as other areas where there is localised flooding. pic.twitter.com/pE7i92dN9g
— Joburg Roads Agency (@MyJRA) December 9, 2022
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