Pics: Storm wreaks havoc across SA
Updated | By ANA
Hundreds of people in Limpopo were left homeless after their houses were damaged by a storm that saw the roofs of at least 200 houses blown off.
The storm saw huge, tennis ball sized hailstones shatter roofs and destroy properties.
Cooperative Governance department spokesperson, Motupa Selomo said after the heavy weekend storm had dispersed residents in the hardest-hit areas were still struggling to come to terms with the devastation.
Selomo said the government had deployed disaster management to affected districts to assess the damage. “We can confirm that the province has been hit hard by the disaster on weekend when storm ravaged scattered areas.”
Hail storm limpopo at phokoane sk. pic.twitter.com/dFGOsUezzp
— nkadi mahloele (@nkadimahloele) November 16, 2015
Damaging hail storm reported in parts of Limpopo Province today #insurance #StaySafe #hail pic.twitter.com/X5MxhgZCLE
— Alison (@garrun_alison) November 16, 2015
The provincial disaster management centre said homes in part of the Sekhukhune and Mopani districts were the ones hardest hit hard by the storm. Over 110 houses in the Mopani district were left without roofs.
Elsewhere in the country damages have been reported as a result of strung winds, thunderstorms and hail with people taking to social media to share their pictures and videos.
Some where delighted that rain finally fell as concerns grow regarding a possible water shortage while others vented about their frustration.
@peoples_weather @tWeatherSA #hail coming down juskei park pic.twitter.com/D234kX2ffX
— Anthony Hales (@anthonyhales241) November 16, 2015
Probably should have parked in the carport #sydneystorm #hail @dailybailey10 @jeepaustralia pic.twitter.com/wuEBxpZg6x
— Jo Brigden-Jones (@JoBrigdenJones) November 13, 2015
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