Mini-tornado hits Grahamstown
2008-10-08 14:50
Port Elizabeth - The Eastern Cape has been hit by severe storms.
A mini-tornado struck Grahamstown on Wednesday, damaging buildings, while more than 75mm of rain has fallen in Port Elizabeth, flooding roads.
Several flights to and from PE have been affected by the rain.
The Port Elizabeth weather office has warned that the bad weather is expected to continue for the rest of the day.
Several roads in the Nelson Mandela Bay area have been flooded and many residents from PE's northern areas couldn't get to work because of this.
Pupils were also sent home early.
In Sherwood a house which had been struck by lightning, was razed.
Hail has fallen in both Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage.