Crazy weather predicted for weekend prompts KZN Sharks Board to remove nets
They are trying to get ahead of the damage it may cause.
KZN beaches are getting ahead of the predicted weather this Sunday by closing some of them for a short while.
Now, the KZN Sharks Board were also reported to have started removing shark nets along the coast.
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The Sharks Board's acting Head of Operations, Greg Thompson, shared that this decision is mainly influenced by the tropical cyclone which is to hit southern Mozambique early next week.
“This forecast could affect our local sea and weather conditions from Sunday," he continued.
The sea life organisation is working closely with weather forecasting services observing the development of two other severe weather advisories which are forecast to affect KZN's local weather patterns at more or less the same time as the cyclone.
You can track Cyclone Batsirai by clicking here.
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Now this means that everyone should stay safe during this time. Do not go to the beach or be outside the house if it's not completely necessary.
The severity of this storm will hopefully be clear as Sunday draws nearer.
“A large mass of rainfall stretching from Namibia across the Northern Cape and into the Eastern Cape is fast approaching the KZN coastline, and a cold front developing in the Atlantic Ocean and approaching the Western Cape is predicted to reach us early next week,” said Thompson.
So the main reason for the removal of the nets is to avoid unnecessary losses and damage to equipment because of the strong winds and heavy seas linked to the drastic weather.
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