{"id":47652,"date":"2023-03-23T17:10:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/watch-heavy-floods-bring-port-st-johns-to-a-standstill-20230323\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:30:30","slug":"watch-heavy-floods-bring-port-st-johns-to-a-standstill-20230323","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/watch-heavy-floods-bring-port-st-johns-to-a-standstill-20230323\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Heavy floods bring Port St Johns to a standstill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW29291995 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW29291995 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f6e941a6-87b1-4def-9492-88f328c84324}{43}\" paraid=\"308615745\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>UPDATE |<\/strong> The South African Weather Service has updated the weather warning to Orange (level 6) for disruptive rain in the Nyandeni, Port St Johns and Ingquza Hill Local Municipal areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW29291995 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f6e941a6-87b1-4def-9492-88f328c84324}{43}\" paraid=\"308615745\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">The warning is valid from 15:00 today, 23 March to 12:00 tomorrow, 24 March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW29291995 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f6e941a6-87b1-4def-9492-88f328c84324}{43}\" paraid=\"308615745\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">\n<\/p><hr>\n<p>Heavy flooding in Port St Johns this afternoon has brought the town to a standstill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW29291995 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f6e941a6-87b1-4def-9492-88f328c84324}{43}\" paraid=\"308615745\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">It started raining heavily around 14:00 today, 23 March and the rain is still pouring down.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_6e347440\">\n<div class=\"custom\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@media24localnews\/video\/7213734538600549637\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" data-video-id=\"7213734538600549637\" style=\"max-width:605px;min-width:325px;\"><section><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@media24localnews?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@media24localnews\">@media24localnews<\/a> Heavy rains in Port St Johns cause localised flooding on 23 March. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/flooding?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"flooding\">#flooding<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rain?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"rain\">#rain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"fyp\">#fyp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/localnews?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"localnews\">#localnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/weather?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"weather\">#weather<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-ExpressNewspapers-7213734610365074182?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"? original sound - ExpressNewspapers\">? original sound \u2013 ExpressNewspapers<\/a> <\/section><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW29291995 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f6e941a6-87b1-4def-9492-88f328c84324}{43}\" paraid=\"308615745\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">According to Public Relations Officer for Sajonisi Woods Forum, Andile Mzungule, who is situated in Port St Johns, the heavy floods have brought the entire town to a standstill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW29291995 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f6e941a6-87b1-4def-9492-88f328c84324}{43}\" paraid=\"308615745\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cCommunity members are not able to leave their current locations. We are just standing here. We do not know what to do because there is water all over the town,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW29291995 BCX0\">\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW29291995 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW29291995 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{defb485b-df70-4b58-87a7-da86099ff54c}{121}\" paraid=\"574503626\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">The South African Weather Service has sent out a yellow (level 2) warning&nbsp;earlier today for disruptive rain that will lead to localised flooding in the Mnquma, Mbashe, King Sabatha Dalindyebo, Nyandeni, Port St Johns, Ingquza and Mbizana municipal areas. 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