VIDEO: Heavy rains, hail and flooding – motorists be advised
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Following reports of floods and hail storms, Joburg motorists are advised to drive with caution.
Residents around Johannesburg have witnessed an extreme storm this afternoon (9 October). The South African Weather Services had warned residents to prepare for a heavy storm with the possibility of heavy wind and hail.
There have been reports of property damage and fallen trees and numerous roads have been reported as flooded. Traffic expected to be heavier than usual.
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My house after the storm 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Xh1nsyGpBo
— thickleeyonce (@ThickLeeyonce) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/IamNaomiM/status/917400928407482368
Driving in this #Johannesburg #storm is the worst I've ever experienced! pic.twitter.com/9JhYhXa0vo
— Alvain (@Alvain) October 9, 2017
#illovo drains broken during #johannesburg #storm pic.twitter.com/8AlYdCcHWk
— Gerard Holden (@GerardHolden) October 9, 2017
@TrafficSA Heavy floodsin Rosebank/Wanderers Corlett drive. No visibility-1 lane operational
— Eli Pope II (@vusi_xaba) October 9, 2017
I'm also in rosebank. Weather switched up quickly 😨
— patty. (@jesuispattieb) October 9, 2017
Rosebank – pic sent on WA Group just now pic.twitter.com/WUyFYYQCXL
— Riaz Aziz (@Riz_F1) October 9, 2017
Isn't this Jan Smuts by Parkhurst/Rosebank? https://t.co/0zDrAkDFq5
— Laura M Dlepu (@RaraTheGreat) October 9, 2017