Tshwane residents, brace yourselves for more rainy days
"What we know from the predictions that South African Weather Services provided early in summer is that for the whole of summer, we are expecting more than normal rainfall."
Tshwane emergency services has warned residents to expect more rainfall in the metro for the duration of the summer.
TES spokesperson, Charles Mabaso said the current seven-day weather prediction showed possibility of rain for most part of the week.
Mabaso said that going into the weekend, they are expecting partly cloudy conditions as well as clear skies early next week.
“What we know from the predictions that South African Weather Services provided, we are expecting more than normal rainfall this summer. The emergency service is in a state of readiness for any emergency resulting from this.”
Department of Water and Sanitation spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau, said Roodeplaat dam was 101.2% full, while Bronkhorstspruit dam stood at 101.8%.
Mabaso said the emergency services did not have records of the amount of rain that has been recorded around Tshwane.
He said if any member of the public experienced any challenge whether by rain, or where life was threatened, they must first dial 107 so that the emergency service could respond appropriately and timeously.
He advised families who find themselves staying in an area where there is no formal storm water drainage to dig trenches that can channel the water away.
“Water always wants to go in a particular direction [so we need to] find ways of channelling it away.”
Mabaso urged parents to be aware of their children’s whereabouts as there may be pools of water that may attract children to swim in which may lead to drowning.
“Another phenomenon that we always see, is people trying to cross low water bridges with their vehicles when it is raining. We discourage that act and one should find an alternative if they see that a bridge is flooded.
“The roads are wet during this period and as such, it is necessary for drivers to keep safe following distances and to make sure that they drive at a more reduced speed than how they do in normal road conditions,” Mabaso said.
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