KZN bracing more wet weather over the weekend
The South African Weather Service said there
was 60% chance of rain in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
It issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for areas along the KZN coast, except the far north.
"That will be over Ugu, eThekwini, Ilembe and parts of King Cetshwayo. We do not have any warnings for the interior of the province," said SAWS forecaster Ayanda Nsele.
"On Sunday, we're still expecting a 60% chance over most parts, but 30% over the northeastern parts. We do not have an alert for Sunday, and we are expecting the rains to clear from late morning to the afternoon."
Residents are advised to take safety precautions.
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"If you do live in a riverbank and you start to see that the river is starting to overflow or getting full, please evacuate and move up to [higher ground].
"For the drivers on the roads, we do advise that you keep a safe following distance between you and the drivers before and after you and stay safe on the road."
Thursday night’s storm left roads and properties flooded in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, including Pinetown where a woman died after her car was washed off a bridge. In nearby Kloof, homes and a local mall have also been deluged.
Eskom is also attending to power outages in numerous areas after infrastrusrure was severely damaged by the storms.
More rainfall is expected on Friday afternoon and evening.
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