Areas around the Eastern Cape are experiencing mudslides, flooding and road closures due to the Orange Level 6 disruptive rain predicted by the South African Weather Service today, October 21.
According to the Port Elizabeth Updates’ Facebook page, there has been a mudslide on the N2 towards Cape Town on the Kaaimans River Bridge between George and Wilderness.
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According to the Weather Guru, there has been heavy rainfall in the Langkloof area.
Wet weather conditions have also affected the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro,
According to the Port Elizabeth Traffic Update’s Facebook page the Third Avenue Dip has flooded and warns smaller vehicles to avoid the road.
As previously reported, the South African Weather Service advises motorists to postpone travel arrangements until it is safer to travel.
” Avoid crossing rivers and swollen streams,
“Monitor the weather conditions and, if need be, identify areas to store valuable items from flood water safely,” it said.
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Due to the recent rainfall, the dam level is as follows: Groendal Dam (100 %), Kouga Dam (100 %), Loerie Dam (100 %), Impofu Dam (37.1 %), and Churchill Dam (100 %). The combined capacity is 76.37%, with 67.39 % available.