₦airaland Forum

Reports say hefty snowfall has disrupted movement on South Africa’s roads, leaving people stranded in their vehicles overnight.

Officials say the N3 highway which connects Johannesburg and the East Coast city of Durban was particularly impacted, leading to the closure of several sections and rendering detours inaccessible.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFN0I1BtYZ0?si=QSssIYgkSd1PJmZQ

Emergency services were mobilised to reach those stranded in their vehicles, although the number of affected individuals and their condition remains unclear.

“Emergency services have been working flat out through the night. They have been attempting to reach as many roads users as they can,” Dhoogra said.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mloerfzr1Bc?si=39mVwxwQHLoWKtAt

The government of the KwaZulu-Natal province said in a statement at midday that blankets and meals had been delivered to some stranded motorists.

“Trucks had been parked on the side of the road since Friday”, Road Traffic Management Corporation communications officer Simon Zwane told AFP. “Buses travelling between provinces have been stuck at petrol stations for around seven hours,” he said.

Motorist Muhammad Goolam told the Newzroom Afrika channel that he slept overnight in his car with his children outside the town of Harrismith, around 270 kilometres (170 miles) southeast of Johannesburg.

“Over 13 hours, food supplies out, I don’t see us managing to drive out of here without any assistant from emergency personnel,” he said.

The Arrive Alive road safety campaign said in a post on X that the some areas had seen snowfall up to six feet deep.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Sr4qQQiis?si=b5avwGHwxryK99xk

BORDER CLOSURES

South Africa’s Border Management Authority said three border posts with the kingdom of Lesotho has been closed as “the current conditions pose a significant danger.”

Expecting additional snowfall, there are warnings in place for various parts of the country, according to Luthando Masimini, a forecaster with the South African Weather Services. He described it as “an extreme case.”

Apart from the areas at risk, this unusual occurrence attracted people who were eager to witness the snow. Justin Nadasem Baker and his family travelled for three hours from Johannesburg to Warden, which is around 50 kilometres from Harrismith.

“It was a three-hour drive. We are excited. It has been many, many years since we saw snow,” he said.

it should be spring but it's snowing.. i hate this cold I had plans

KingCold:
it should be spring but it's snowing.. i hate this cold I had plans

Eish, askies. We should get used to Snowtember - climate change.

If say snow dey fall for Naija I believe say many of our colonizers go still tanda this out Nigeria but as nature will have it nah harmattan we get and rainfall.

Make una enjoy the snow, this nah the real God when

This is a BAD OMEN for SA!

I see a protracted internal strife in SA

I see the gods bringing judgement to bloody hands and bearers of false witness in SA.

I see return of APARTHEID in SA.

These I have seen... He who has ear, let him hear!!

thisisit:
This is a BAD OMEN for SA!

I see a protracted internal strife in SA

I see the gods bringing judgement to bloody hands and bearers of false witness in SA.

I see return of APARTHEID in SA.

These I have seen... He who has ear, let him hear!!

Have you taken your chloroquine today

Hope everybody stuck on that highway survive all that snow.🙏🙏🇿🇦

KingCold:
it should be spring but it's snowing.. i hate this cold I had plans

Bro,looks like Alaska out there.

.....whenever Nigeria will start having snow whether is when things will be alright in Nigeria, quote me vawulensli and suffer for 6000 decades

Snow is coming closer

JaceBlaze:
Hope everybody stuck on that highway survive all that snow.🙏🙏🇿🇦

I hope so too

Na today I know say snow Dey fall for southy

Time to visit SA again


They should better send the snow back from where it came. It is not part of them

When you reach a certain stage in development, God unlocks snow for you. (Just like achievement in video games) 😂

If you're still crawling in development, you unlock dust. (Check Nigeria and it's roads/cities)

But why snow in September? I was thinking that shit only falls in winter/Christmas period.

No wonder oyibo no Wan agree leave south Africa

thisisit:
This is a BAD OMEN for SA!

I see a protracted internal strife in SA

I see the gods bringing judgement to bloody hands and bearers of false witness in SA.

I see return of APARTHEID in SA.

These I have seen... He who has ear, let him hear!!

Prophet of Doom

thisisit:
This is a BAD OMEN for SA!

I see a protracted internal strife in SA

I see the gods bringing judgement to bloody hands and bearers of false witness in SA.

I see return of APARTHEID in SA.

These I have seen... He who has ear, let him hear!!

Bro, is everything okay?

oluwaseyi0:
Snow is coming closer

Snow piecer right

Useless country...let snow kill them lazy ass holes there.

Cool.

Snow for South Africa

What is our business with this worthless info now. NL forum is majorly centred on issues relating to Naija's interest mods should please take note.

Hmmmm. Imagine this kind of snow in Lagos.

Our lazy ass go dey expose to the world.

Arabk25:
Snow piecer right

Lolz I just rewatched that movie yesterday.

No weather forecast for that area abi na make I ho feel d snow syndrome 😢

AGUBANZE:
If say snow dey fall for Naija I believe say many of our colonizers go still tanda this out Nigeria but as nature will have it nah harmattan we get and rainfall.

Make una enjoy the snow, this nah the real God when

Where you even see Harmattan these days?!!

I hope they freeze to death
..fucking Kaffirs

I hope they have facilities for snow like well heated home, warm or hot water and snowmobiles to remove the snow. If they don’t have these facilities then living there would be a nightmare.