More rain expected in KZN: SAWS
Updated | By Gcinokuhle Malinga
Motorists and residents are being warned to brace for more heavy rain in KwaZulu-Natal this afternoon.
The South African Weather Service says heavy showers in the south-eastern parts of the province could lead to flooding.
Forecaster, Wiseman Dlamini says the wet weather conditions are expected to continue until Thursday.
"The outlook for tomorrow still shows a good chance of showers and thundershowers over the whole province. We are going for 60% probability at this stage. On Thursday, it looks like Improvement may be expected from Thursday onwards," Dlamini said.
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Dlamini says most of the affected areas are along the coast.
"It looks like most areas along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, including Margate and Port Edward on the south coast, and Durban were severely affected."
"Mount Edgecombe and Virginia are among the areas with the highest amount of rainfall in the past 24-hours."
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Emergency services are still hard at work across the province trying to reach people affected by the storms.
Warning:23/04/2019 07h00 TO:23/04/2019 16h00 Heavy rain which might lead to localized flooding is expected over the coastal areas of KZN as well as the adjacent interior today.
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 23, 2019
See maximum temperatures for Wednesday below.
Durban and Richards Bay - 24Ulundi, Margate, Ladysmith and Newcaslte - 23
Underberg and Kokstad - 18
Mooi River - 19
Pietermaritzburg - 22
Giants Castle - 17
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