WATCH: Flash floods submerge taxi
Paramedics were attending to multiple patients with minor injuries.
EMER-G-MED Paramedics are attending to a serious flash flooding incident on the N3 in Linksfield.
Upwards of 150 cars, over a stretch of two kilometres have been affected. It’s believed that upwards of 10 cars have been pushed off the highway and down an embankment, some have been completely submerged in the river.
š FLOODING TIPS:
š¶š¾ 20cm of water can sweep a person away
š Half a metre of water can float a car
š§Never drive around barricades
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) November 9, 2016
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