Readers share photos of the damage caused by yesterday's hailstorm in Midrand. A massive hailstorm hit several parts of the Joburg north with the most damage in Midrand. Johannesburg Emergency Cleanup operations are underway in several parts of Johannesburg after severe storms on Monday afternoon which left a trail of destruction. Trees were toppled, walls collapsed and roads were flooded 14 Nov am. WATCH: One injured after hailstorm pummels Joburg and other areas. The storm caused some damage, including to infrastructure and vehicles. Large Image: RF/Aleksandr Ivasenko. The Johannesburg emergency management services (EMS) had a busy night responding to hailstorm incidents which mostly affected Rosebank, Paulshof, Midrand 09/10/ pm BST. Twitter @TheRealNathii. Johannesburg had its first big hailstorm of the summer on Monday afternoon, with black skies and hailstones the size 11 Dec Thirteen people have died in the east of South Africa after a bridge they were crossing collapsed under heavy. rain. The incident happened in the Mpumalanga province, to the east of Hail in Gauteng damaged infrastructure which collapsed and caused more damage to other property. Photo credit: Supplied by SAWS. Although the Johannesburg hail warnings were expected to subside by 8 November On 13 November , South Africans in Gauteng were posting recent videos of a Some Johannesburg residents are counting the cost this morning after a heavy hail storm pounded the cityand surrounding areas, causing severe damage to vehicles and
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The Johannesburg Emergency Services says one person was injured after a massive hailstorm hit several parts of Johannesburg last night. The storm caused damage to properties and cars leaving roads slippery in the hail aftermath. Rosebank, Midrand, and Soweto are among the areas affected Gauteng Weather issued an alert warning of “small amounts of hail associated with storms over parts of southern Johannesburg”. According to social media posts, hail hit Meyersdal and On the evening of Monday, 13 November, certain areas of Johannesburg, notably Midrand and other northern regions, bore the brunt of an unexpected and Johannesburg, South Africa (05 December ) – Parts of Johannesburg were transformed into what could easily be mistaken for a “Winter Wonderland” after a A sudden and intense hailstorm struck several parts of Johannesburg on Monday evening, blocking highways and damaging gardens, vehicles, car parks, buildings, roads and other property
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OK. JOHANNESBURG - Residents are left to pick up the pieces as an unforeseen hailstorm ravaged through some parts of Johannesburg last night. The hailstorm followed after a thunderstorm hit the Johannesburg emergency services say no injuries have been reported following a powerful hail storm in some parts of Johannesburg. The storm caused some damage, including to vehicles. Johannesburg emergency services spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, says they will remain on high alert overnight. “The hailstorm has WATCH as hailstones the size of eggs pelted down in Gauteng on Sunday evening. Here are the videos and the photos. Hailstones, some as big as chicken eggs and golf balls, pelted down in parts of