{"id":64291,"date":"2024-04-15T16:08:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:05:46","slug":"ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall","title":{"rendered":"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious destruction already reported in Margate.<\/p>\n

The KZN co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) department has also warned of level 5 disruptive rain which could result in localised flooding. According to the South African Weather Service, the downpours may result in some areas receiving more than 200mm in 24 hours.<\/p>\n

This may lead to flooding of settlements and roads, damage to houses and displacement of communities over the extreme southeastern part of the province on Monday.<\/p>\n

Areas likely to be affected include eThekwini, Umdoni, Umzumbe and Ray Nkonyeni local municipalities.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur disaster teams have noted the flood damage in Margate last night [Sunday] caused by the severe thunderstorms. Businesses and public infrastructure such as roads and houses have been severely damaged. No injuries or fatalities have been confirmed. Our teams are conducting an assessment,\u201d said KZN Cogta spokesperson Siboniso Mngadi.<\/p>\n

Mngadi advised the public to take precautionary measures by moving to safer places and avoiding travelling as bridges may become flooded.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisaster teams in all the municipalities have been activated. We advise communities to seek shelter in safe places. Public facilities, such as community halls, are open as safe havens for those in need of shelter.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur teams may have to evacuate people should they foresee a high risk of danger due to inclement weather.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious destruction already reported in Margate. The KZN co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) department has also warned of level 5 disruptive rain which could result in localised flooding. According to the South African […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":64290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[274,315,275],"class_list":["post-64291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-africa","tag-south-africa-2"],"yoast_head":"\neThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall - South Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious dest ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious dest ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-15T16:08:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-15T17:05:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-15T16:08:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-15T17:05:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall\"},\"wordCount\":250,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-South-Africa\",\"South-Africa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall\",\"name\":\"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall - South Africa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-15T16:08:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-15T17:05:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious dest ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/\",\"name\":\"South Africa\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall - South Africa","description":"Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious dest ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall","og_description":"Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious dest ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall","og_site_name":"South Africa","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-04-15T16:08:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-04-15T17:05:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall","datePublished":"2024-04-15T16:08:34+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-15T17:05:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall"},"wordCount":250,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-South-Africa","South-Africa"],"articleSection":["all news","community"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall","name":"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall - South Africa","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg","datePublished":"2024-04-15T16:08:34+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-15T17:05:46+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Level 5 rainfall is expected to batter the eThekwini metro and south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, with serious dest ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/04\/sm_1713186869.255536.jpg","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ethekwini-south-coast-residents-warned-of-level-5-rainfall#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"eThekwini, south coast residents warned of level 5 rainfall"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/","name":"South Africa","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}