Overview
- SA Weather Service issued an orange level 5 alert for flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, warning of danger to roads, bridges and low-lying areas.
- Overnight winds caused fallen trees, power outages and reports of damaged houses in parts of Pietermaritzburg, prompting on-site assessments.
- KZN activated its Provincial Disaster Management Centre, with municipal disaster units monitoring conditions to safeguard lives and property.
- Transport and Human Settlements teams are working with the Road Traffic Inspectorate, Municipal Traffic Services, SANRAL and Eskom to clear road networks and respond to damage.
- Northern Cape Roads and Public Works urged motorists to avoid night travel, reduce speed and not cross flooded bridges as the cut-off low spreads severe weather through Monday.