An analysis of rainfall data from weather service stations revealed that Cape Town far exceeded the long-term average of rainfall for the month.
The worst of the rain seems to have passed, but the Western Cape is still reeling from the recent storms with clean-up and repairs continuing across the province.
It is clear that this year has been our wettest in the last 10 years, but the Heritage Day weekend alone saw more rainfall than anything before in the province’s recent history.
The Western Cape was hammered by severe storms this long weekend, causing road closures, mudslides and stranding thousands of people.
With classic hippy nonchalance, many Burning Man revellers said on Sunday that they were still in ‘party mode’ and not fussed about the lack of ablution facilities.
Flooding in Cape Town, an earthquake in Gauteng, and now a tornado in KwaZulu-Natal. It’s as if nature is trying to tell us something.
South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed that the park’s infrastructure and natural vegetation had taken a knock, leading to dangerous conditions for hikers and trail runners.
If you do find yourself needing to commute to work or are mad enough to want to go out, you will definitely have found that the roads are pure chaos in the rain.
Parts of the city are now racked with non-load-shedding related electricity supply issues as power plants become soaked, with a lack of running trains, and overall havoc on the roads as they become increasingly waterlogged.
It is understood that the dam can typically contain an overflow of up to 115%, and as it stands, the dam is 120% full.
The greater Kruger National Park has been lashed by heavy rains since Friday, with rivers overflowing and roads being cut off by the surging water.
The harsh lightning and thunderstorms began in the Mother City on Sunday night and continued into Monday, causing major floods and damage in some areas like Gordon’s Bay and Paarl.
Some residents had a lot of fun when rivers and dams overflowed into the streets and up to the doorsteps of houses in Potchefstroom.
In Durban North there was canoeing, and in Hillcrest, someone whipped out their surfboard and slid down the flooded fairway at Cotswold Downs.
People across the province are contending with heavy downpours, flooded streets, mudslides, and structural collapses.
A severe storm brought torrential rainfall, violent winds, an impressive waterspout, and even a tornado to the Italian town of Sicily.
Power outages, damaged homes, totalled cars, and uprooted trees – the weather this weekend was hectic.