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Heavy rainfall again causes flooding in Potch

January 11, 2020

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A flash flood on the N12, on the afternoon of 9 January.

On Thursday afternoon, 9 January, several areas around Potchefstroom experienced flash floods due to the heavy rainfall.

Around 16:00, heavy showers began to pour down, which resulted in the N12, other roads, and streets being flooded and slowed down traffic. The N12 was open this morning (10 January) again.

In December last year, the N12 was also partly flooded due to heavy rains. A Mesoyclone also swept through Potchefstroom early in the new year.

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January 11, 2020

Digital team Less than a minute

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.