Joburg hail storm leaves havoc in its wake

JOBURG City Power says it received more than 2 000 complaints of power outages due to the fierce hail storm on Monday afternoon.

The weatherman is also warning of continued rainfall in Gauteng this week.

The hail and thunderstorm caused roads in Alexandra, Randburg, Florida and Sandton to be flooded, with trees uprooted in some areas.

Robert Mulaudzi, spokesperson for the Joburg Emergency Medical Services, said officials were still busy, particularly in Alexandra, which appeared to be the worst affected area.

“We are still encouraging residents to report incidents to the call centre for assistance,” Mulaudzi told Talk Radio 702 yesterday. Isaac Mangena, spokesperson for Joburg City Power, said that the utility had received more than 2 000 outage complaints from residents.

“We are still dealing with the backlogs caused by thunderstorms last night. We have been trying to bring in more teams to deal with outages. This morning we were sitting with over 2 000 calls, which were increasing.”

He added that they were calling on City Parks to assist with roads blocked by fallen trees. |