Heavy rain warnings issued
2013-01-18 22:39
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Johannesburg
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Johannesburg - Heavy rains are expected in six provinces
this weekend, the SA Weather Services said on Friday.
Forecaster Ezekiel Sebego said heavy rains were expected
in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the eastern part of North West, eastern Free State,
Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
"Flooding is possible to due to water levels rising
and rivers overflowing."
He said heavy rains were expected from Friday night until
Sunday.
In Mpumalanga and Limpopo, heavy rains were expected to
continue until Monday.
Ekurhuleni metro disaster and emergency management
services said they were ready to handle emergency situations.
"Our various teams including [the] disaster
management centre, the emergency services and municipal engineers are on
stand-by ready to respond to life and non-life threatening situations from
today [Friday] and will be on the watch throughout the weekend," said
spokesperson Bafana Mazibuko.
"We appeal for our communities to heed the various
warnings issued by disaster and emergency services in this regard, and
encourage them to take practical steps to minimise the impact of heavy
rains."
He said residents should refrain from settling in
low-lying areas.
"Residents should use sandbags to channels flash
flood water away from the residential structures, dig canals that take water
away from residential structures and also avoid crossing on foot or [in a]
vehicle any low-lying bridges and roads."
- SAPA
