This photo was sent in by Nadia Kruger. "Luckily not on the cars," she wrote.
POLOKWANE – After being on a ‘severe thunderstorm watch’ for most of the day on Wednesday, rain came down in buckets as a thunderstorm ravaged through the city bringing with it lightning, thunder and wind.
Yesterday, Review asked readers to send their photos via Facebook.
Here are some of the photo’s and videos residents sent us photo’s and videos of damage caused by the storm.
Damage at Ga Rena Rental Village.Ruan Stemmet: “Gister aand tot laat dak toe gemaak en as ñ Gemeenskap seile bymekaar gekry en die Garage dak toe gemaak.”Estelle Olivier.Marlize Robbertse.Oupa KgobeNthabiseng Kgatla.Fazlin Jardien. “Polokwane Airport”Marlize Robbertse. ‘Pietersburg Street in Ladanna”Nicole van Zyl
Nadia kruger. “Bulawayo Street, Ladanna”Trysie Gert Keyter.
Do you have any other photo’s or stories to share with us from yesterday’s storm? Share them with us on our Facebook page, Tweet us or email us your photos.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
