Following a level 6 warning for heavy rain issued on Monday, disaster management teams had to work throughout the night to evacuate people from their homes.
NOAA released harrowing footage yesterday that shows the view from the passenger side window of “Miss Piggy,” the Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft used by NOAA to track hurricanes.
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 roads have become a battleground, where the stormwater drain system’s failures have wreaked havoc, forcing multiple lane closures on the N1 and plunging the city into a week of massive traffic chaos.
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A number of rescue operations recovered people safely from buildings, residences and vehicles.
Footage of the devastation left behind by the recent Cape storms has been flooding our feeds for the last few days, but as we count the costs of nature’s tantrum, likely and unlikely heroes are emerging from the deluge of bad news.
The Western Cape was hammered by severe storms this long weekend, causing road closures, mudslides and stranding thousands of people.
As a storm spread over large parts of Gauteng yesterday, Johannesburg was pummelled by massive hailstones, strong winds, and heavy rain.
Multiple videos show the sandstorm extending high into the Chinese sky across a barren landscape, all the while heading towards motorists fleeing in the other direction.
Kentucky’s governor said that there will likely be more than 100 lives lost from the immense tornadoes that ripped through the state.
On Wednesday night, many residents in and around East London reported seeing a storm with excessive thunder and lightning.
On Saturday, storm clouds swept through Upington in the Northern Cape, bringing with them a wall of dust that was captured on video.
Hurricane Laura is pummelling the US Gulf Coast, leaving an apocalyptic wasteland in its wake.
Trees have been blown over, roofs have been ripped from buildings, and anybody who parked their car along the Sea Point coastline may want to move it unless they fancy a complete foam coating free of charge.
Stefan Melendez was one of the lucky few to find himself in the eye of the storm, as Hurricane Michael passed over his hometown.
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We may have been dubbed the Cape of Storms back in the day, but it isn’t often we see wind conditions like these from over in the US.