Rain expected to subside in Gauteng this weekend

The heavy downpours in Tshwane saw the temporary closure of the Rietvlei Nature Reserve.

Signs of damage caused by a tornado are seen at a car dealership in Montana, north of Pretoria, 19 February 2025. The tornado ripped through the area on Tuesday afternoon at around 5pm. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

“There were two incidents last night. One was an elderly man who was successfully rescued by our Swiftwater Rescue teams from a bus that was stuck in water in Babelegi. In the other incident, two people were also rescued near the Carousel area in Hammanskraal. They were stranded on top of the security vehicle,” he said.

“I saw children pulling themselves over a flood of water from a taxi to get to the other side of the road, it was bad,” he said.

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