More rainfall expected in Johannesburg

Heavy rains are expected in Johannesburg on Tuesday after yesterday’s downpour which resulted in flooding‚ road closures and severe traffic delays around the city.

Forecasts of rain of up to 30% are expected in Johannesburg over the course of the day with predictions of isolated showers and thundershowers‚ according to the South African Weather Service.

Motorists in Johannesburg have been warned to be cautious on the roads after the Johannesburg Roads Agency reported a number of bridges and storm water drains had sustained damage‚ while there were also reports of sinkholes.

Four men rescued after bridge floodsFour men had to be rescued after finding themselves trapped beneath a flooded bridge on Bryanston Drive in Bryanston‚ Johannesburg‚ on Monday afternoon. 

The service also issued a weather watch for localised flooding expected in the Western Bushveld and the Lowveld of Limpopo‚ and also Bojanala district of the North-West province on Tuesday.

The SA Weather Service has also warned of extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the central interior of the Northern Cape.