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  • FILE: A Gugulethu resident stands in the water left by heavy rains overnight on 16 September 2013. Picture: Mia Spies/EWN.

    WC mop-up operations underway

    Heavy rain lashed the Western Cape over the weekend, causing several road closures.

    3149 days ago
  • Flooding in Somerset West has left cars stranded after heavy rains on 15 November 2013. Picture: Chanel September/EWN.

    18,000 affected by Cape floods

    Cape Town Disaster Risk Management says conditions have improved.

    3150 days ago
  • Flash floods forced officials to evacuate the Vergelegen Mediclinic in Somerset West on 15 November 2013. Picture: @modernwebinfo/Twitter.

    Flood-hit Cape braces for more heavy rain

    Emergency services are urging drivers to exercise extreme caution on the roads this weekend.

    3151 days ago
  • Flash floods forced officials to evacuate the Vergelegen Mediclinic in Somerset West on 15 November 2013. Picture: @modernwebinfo/Twitter.

    Western Cape hit by flash floods

    Somerset West was the worst affected, with the Vergelegen Mediclinic having to be evacuated.

    3152 days ago
  • Residents and tourists wade through a flooded street in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, after heavy rains hit the area on 16 September 2013. Picture: AFP

    Deadly storms kill 42 in Mexico

    More than 23,000 people were evacuated from their homes.

    3211 days ago
  • An aerial view shows a dam breaking near Loebnitz, eastern Germany, on 5 June 2013. Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged 100 million euros in emergency aid for flood-ravaged areas as surging waters that have claimed at least 12 lives. Picture: AFP/MATTHIAS HIEKEL

    Germans, Czechs on alert as floods spread

    Soldiers raced to pile up sandbags to hold back rising waters in the region's worst floods in a decade.

    3315 days ago
  • Heavy rains caused flooding in several Cape Town neighbourhoods. Picture: iWitness/@ek_capetown

    Chapman's Peak closed due to bad weather

    Heavy rains and gale force winds in the Mother City have resulted in the closure of Chapman’s Peak.

    3318 days ago
  • FILE: Flooding in Cape Town. Picture: Supplied

    Shacks waterlogged by heavy CT rains

    Over 1,200 people have already been affected by heavy rains and gale force winds in Cape Town.

    3319 days ago
  • Officials believe an early warning system will be key in mitigating the risk of flooding. Picture: iWitness/@ek_capetown

    Mother City braces for winter

    Cape Town and its residents are working together to make it an easy winter for all.

    3323 days ago
  • Heavy rains caused heavy flooding in Cape Town a few days ago. Picture: iWitness/@ek_capetown

    JHB menaced by rain and power problems

    The northern suburbs of Johannesburg experienced massive power outages on Saturday.

    3361 days ago
  • A golf was washed away under the railway bridge at New Canada Road, Soweto as heavy rains cause havoc in Gauteng. 20 April 2013 Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN

    Vehicles washed away in JHB heavy rains

    At least three vehicles have been washed away and homes flooded due to heavy rains in Gauteng.

    3361 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers was forced to walk out of an aid distribution camp in flood-hit Mozambique this week. Picture: AFP

    Chaos at aid camps in Mozambique

    Gift of the Givers was forced to walk out of an aid distribution camp in flood-hit Mozambique this week.

    3432 days ago
  • Heavy rains in Johannesburg cause havoc on the roads as water rises to levels as high as car windows. Picture: @MrsH02 via Twitter

    Flooding reported in parts of JHB

    Heavy rains in the Johannesburg CBD caused havoc on the roads.

    3436 days ago
  • A Mozambican lodge manager says God guided him when he rescued stranded people.

    Lodge manager rescues flood victims

    A Mozambican lodge manager says God guided him when he rescued 40 stranded people.

    3442 days ago
  • Some Mozambican areas are running out of food supply and petrol following heavy rains.

    Mozambique warns of looming catastrophe

    Some Mozambican areas are running out of food supply and petrol following heavy rains.

    3445 days ago
  • File: Some 15,000 crocodiles were reportedly on the loose in and around one of southern Africa's biggest rivers. Picture: Taurai Maduna/EWN

    Crocs on the loose after floods

    15,000 crocodiles escaped from a reptile farm in flood waters this week.

    3447 days ago
  • File picture: Heavy rains affect roads. Picture: iWitness

    Rescue operations continue after floods

    Provincial officials say they are working tirelessly to rescue people affected by heavy rains.

    3450 days ago
  • Water might be contaminated in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape because of floods.

    Water safety compromised by floods in EC

    Some towns in the Eastern Cape might have contaminated water because of floods.

    3535 days ago
  • Heavy rains flooded roads causing chaos in the Eastern Cape. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN.

    Weather continues to terrorise SA

    The EMPD reported serious hail damage to 17 of their cars.

    3542 days ago
  • Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Picture: AFP

    Nigeria floods a 'national disaster'

    The Nigerian President visited some of those affected by the worst flooding in at least five decades.

    3552 days ago
  • Heavy rains in Midrand on Thursday 6 September 2012. Picture: iWitness

    Heavy rain, hail lashes Gauteng

    At least two people were rescued in Johannesburg following heavy rain and hail.

    3587 days ago
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