WARNINGS: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern and central parts of the Northern Cape and extreme western parts of the North West province.
WATCHES: -----Nil
SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES: Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions in places in the Lowveld of Limpopo.
MSBWX National Severe Weather Observations: Damaging thunderstorms and severe lightning lashed parts of the Eastern Cape yesterday afternoon and evening. 13 homes were damaged when a severe storm hit Bedford in the Eastern Cape. Roofs were blown of and houses collapsed. Several people were injured and taken to hospital. Flooding was again observed in Gauteng after heavy rain.
Opdatering: Inwoners van Phola Park by Bedford in die Oos-Kaap herstel nog nadat `n swaar storm die woongebied getref het. Minstens dertien huise is beskadig en een het heeltemal ineengestort. Twee mense is in die hospitaal opgeneem nadat hul huise inmekaargeval het. Amptenare van die Nxuba-munisipaliteit is besig om die skade te bepaal. Die gemeenskap van Mbozisa het ook deurgeloop. Die dakke van verskeie huise is afgewaai. Die oeste van boere is ook beskadig. - RSG Nuus
In another incident Two women sustained moderate injuries and a man minor injuries when a tree collapsed on a taxi in West Street, Pietermaritzburg, yesterday. It is understood that the taxi driver was driving down the road during heavy downpour. The tree fell over and landed on the taxi leaving two women, in their 50s, trapped in the vehicle. When ER24 paramedics, and other services, arrived on scene, they found the tree lying across the windscreen and the front portion of the taxi’s roof. Patients were apparently flung to the back of the taxi when the incident occurred leaving two of them entrapped. The seats were pushed further down to free their legs which were wedged. Paramedics treated the patients and transported them to the Edendale Hospital. Local authorities were on scene. - ER24
MSBWX General Weather Observations: Cool, warm to very hot conditions expected today over parts of SA. Thunderstorms and rain showers can be expected in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape and Kwazulu Natal.
MSBWX National Disaster Observations: Several veld fires were again burning in parts of the Western Cape yesterday. However fire fighting services quickly contained the fires.
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NSRI National Warnings:------ Nil
- MSBWX + SAWXREP + SAWS
