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KZN emergency service teams on high alert after weather warning
KZN emergency service teams on high alert after weather warning! Emergency service teams are on high alert in KwaZulu-Natal following…
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KwaZulu-Natal floods leave Newcastle residents stranded
The recent heavy rains and flooding in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have caused major disruptions, leaving residents in parts of Newcastle unable…
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KZN government urges vigilance as heavy rains cause widespread devastation
KZN government urges vigilance as heavy rains cause widespread devastation! The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government is calling on residents to remain…
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7 bodies recovered as floods ravage KwaZulu-Natal
7 bodies recovered as floods ravage KwaZulu-Natal! Rescue teams in KwaZulu-Natal have recovered the bodies of seven people who were…
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Search underway for 5 missing people after heavy rains in Durban
Search underway for 5 missing people after heavy rains in Durban! A desperate search is underway for five people who…
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KZN’s heavy rains claim 4 lives and temporarily close beaches
The death toll from this week’s relentless heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has risen to four, with the victims including…
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Tshwane floods: 2 dead and multiple rescued by emergency services
2 dead and multiple rescued by emergency services following Tshwane floods! Heavy rains in Centurion, Tshwane, led to devastating floods…
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City Power: Delays expected in restoration of power to affected homes after heavy rains
Johannesburg City Power has confirmed delays in restoring electricity to several areas affected by outages caused by persistent heavy rains.…
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Cape Town Mayor urges residents to remain indoors & avoid unnecessary travel as storm intensifies
As heavy rains and gale-force winds continue to batter Cape Town, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged residents across the metropole…
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Cold front brings heavy rain, flooding in Northern Cape
Heavy rains have led to flooding in some parts of the Northern Cape including Hantam, Kamiesberg and Middelpos. Some residents…
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Heavy rains, lightning in Pakistan kill at least 50 people
At least 39 people have been killed in Pakistan after days of unusually heavy rains battered the country’s southwest. Some…
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KZN floods: Families living near uThukela River evacuated
Over 70 people have been left stranded after heavy rains in Ladysmith on Monday. Disaster management teams and emergency services…
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Storms & hail forecast for parts of North West
The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level two warning in parts of the North West. The warning…
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Flood warning for Durban as city braces for heavy rains
eThekwini Municipality has issued a flood alert up to following a weather warning update from the South African Weather Services…
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Winds and heavy rains kill at least 27 in Pakistan
Heavy rains followed by strong winds killed at least 27 people, including eight children, in northwest Pakistan, officials said Sunday.…
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Overstrand cleans up after heavy rains
Mop-up operations are underway in the Overstrand Municipality in the Western Cape. Communities there are counting the costs of Tuesday’s…
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Heavy rains spark flooding in Nelson Mandela Bay
Struggling with the effects of an ongoing drought, Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape received welcomed rainfall this past…
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Dam levels on the decline
The heavy rains experienced in large parts of the country recently have slowed down. This has provided some respite to…
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Heavy rains wreak havoc across Gauteng
Evacuate or move to higher ground. That’s the suggestion from the Water and Sanitation Department to residents living along Gauteng’s…
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Heavy rains expected to ease across South Africa this week
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) said the inclement weather that’s gripped parts of the country recently is expected to…
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SAWS: Brace yourselves for another wet week
The wet weather conditions that enveloped different parts of the country in recent days, are expected to continue into the…
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Johannesburg residents warned to avoid rivers and streams amid heavy rains
Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) have warned people to avoid rivers and streams as it continues to rain in Johannesburg and…
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Heavy rain expected this weekend
The heavens have truly opened in South Africa. Multiple areas across the country are battling the effects of heavy rains.…
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Soweto residents plead for relocation amid heavy rains
Some residents from Snake Park in Soweto are pleading with authorities to relocate them amid heavy rains in various parts…
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Motorists urged to be on high alert
Heavy rains this week have damaged a number of roads around Gauteng. The Provincial Transport Department has deployed emergency road…
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Heavy rains, flooding kill dozens in Brazil’s Imperial City
At least 94 people died in the historic Brazilian mountain town of Petropolis, local government officials said on Wednesday, after…
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KZN disaster management on high alert for heavy rains
Disaster management teams are on high alert in KwaZulu-Natal as northern parts of the province are experiencing heavy rainfall. Areas…
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Clean-up operations underway in Mpumalanga
Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in parts of Mpumalanga. Disaster Management teams have now been dispatched to affected areas.…
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Parts of Lenasia flooded after heavy rains
Heavy rains in Gauteng on Friday night left parts of Lenasia, south of Soweto, flooded. Johannesburg Emergency Services personnel have…
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Emergency services on high alert as heavy rains hit Gauteng
Johannesburg Emergency Services disaster management teams are on standby as heavy rains continue to lash parts of Gauteng. Motorists are…
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Severe thunderstorms hit South Africa as heavy rains hit parts of Gauteng
The South African Weather Service warns of severe thunderstorms as heavy rains hit parts of Gauteng and other provinces. Thunderstorms…
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Potholes giving Joburg motorists more to worry about
Motorists will have to be extra cautious this festive season as dodging potholes is becoming the norm. Roads across the…
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Heavy rains hit Cape Town
Capetonians have been warned to be extra careful on the roads as the city is experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding.…
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Heavy rains, strong winds batters Gauteng
Extremely severe weather conditions have lashed parts of Gauteng on Saturday, with cars being caught up in flash floods and…
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Heavy rains, floods wreak havoc in Cape Town
Disaster management teams are on high alert after heavy rains and floods caused chaos in Cape Town over the weekend. Khayelitsha, Elsies…
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