‘Don’t be caught up in situation of last week’: Snow and damaging winds still on the cards and you must stay safe

Sithole said all disaster management structures have been mobilised across KwaZulu-Natal, to avoid a repeat of the chaos seen last weekend.

He said as of Sunday morning, roads were not closed but are just being monitored.

“For now we have teams that are monitoring those high risk areas. As the need arises, we will make the decision on whether there is a need for us to advise the communities. Also, what we have done, we have sent out messages and advised residents to exercise caution and to have up-to-date weather forecast so that people do not find themselves in the situation of last week,” said Sithole.

In the Western Cape, Sithole said said the province has received a Level 5 weather warning for damaging winds. He said communities living nears to coastal areas have been alerted to be wary of large, unpredictable waves.

“Also in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, we have made sure that all our disaster teams are on standby,” he said.

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