Severe weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the country, with some areas expected to experience excessive lightning, damaging winds and flooding.
Some parts of the country are set to experience damaging winds and excessive lightning over the coming weekendA sever weather warning has been issued for large parts of the country from Friday, 3 January 2025.
Yellow Level 2 warnings have been issued for Mpumalanga, the western and northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal , and the south-western parts of Limpopo.While the warnings have been issued for the coming weekend, part of northern KZN is already flooding. Vryheid is already feeling the full impact of heavy rains, as flooding has left many homes and properties submerged. Disaster management teams were on standby to deal with the numerous cases being reported.JMPD and SAPS increase patrols to combat N1 spiking cases, South Africans think it's about time
While some were preparing for wet weather, a fire warning was also issued for the Limpopo Valley due to the extremely high temperatures.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs. He also was a Head of Department for Sports Brief, where he covered both local and international sporting news.
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