Heatwave threatens KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
A heatwave will persist this weekend in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga, with very high temperatures in several South African regions. The South African Weather Service is also forecasting isolated showers and an increased fire risk in the country’s interior, IOL reports.
A heatwave is expected to persist on Saturday in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga, with hot to very hot temperatures across much of South Africa, the South African Weather Service says.
Showers and isolated thunderstorms are also expected in several provinces, while rain will affect the coast of the Western Cape. The weather service is urging residents in heat-affected areas to take precautions and forecasting an extremely high fire risk across much of the centre of the country.
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