In connection with this, the South African Weather Service issued a level five (out of nine) orange alert for inland areas of the north-eastern province of KwaZulu Natal and other areas in the north of the country.
Accordingly, the province’s Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has placed disaster teams on high alert.
Service meteorologist Odirile Modipa said lightning and even widespread flooding is expected, which could affect roads and settlements, as well as some large communities that are inaccessible, threatening life.
Some of it might correspond to level nine, he said.
On the other hand, the emergency services of the Tshwane metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, are on high alert for flash flooding in Pretoria that has occurred in the past few hours.
There have already been reports of vehicles being trapped in the water at several level crossings, although the occurrence of casualties is not regretted at times.
For tomorrow, Friday, heavy rains should mainly affect the provinces of Gauteng, mid-north, Mpumalanga, east, KwaZulu-Natal, north-east, and Limpopo, north.
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