Heavy snow and cold weather hit South Africa during the weekend. The winter storm caused road closures and power cuts across several provinces. Five people died when their car crashed on the N2 highway during bad weather conditions. Eastern Cape transport officials confirmed the fatal accident happened because of the storm.
Weather experts warned people about the cold front last week. They said temperatures would fall below freezing, accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain. Snow covered roads across Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Free State provinces since Monday. Highway officials closed parts of the N2 road that connects these areas. The closures occurred because driving had become too dangerous.
Eskom, the power company, received numerous calls from customers without electricity. The winter storm damaged power lines and caused outages nationwide. Company workers are fixing the problems as fast as possible. South Africa typically experiences snow during the winter months, from June to August. Weather forecasters expect the cold conditions to continue until Wednesday.
Weather experts warned people about the cold front last week. They said temperatures would fall below freezing, accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain. Snow covered roads across Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Free State provinces since Monday. Highway officials closed parts of the N2 road that connects these areas. The closures occurred because driving had become too dangerous.
Eskom, the power company, received numerous calls from customers without electricity. The winter storm damaged power lines and caused outages nationwide. Company workers are fixing the problems as fast as possible. South Africa typically experiences snow during the winter months, from June to August. Weather forecasters expect the cold conditions to continue until Wednesday.
