analysisThe George Municipality asked residents to use water for essential purposes only as two consecutive bursts in a raw water supply pipe saw the town's water supply dwindle to critical. An early morning cloudburst in George saw as much as 110mm of rain falling in a single hour, causing damage to homes, the closure of hospitals and clinics, the evacuation of people, flash flooding and traffic chaos. Fake news circulated that an aircraft had crashed at the George airport, but this was disproved. In George, the weather moved the inaugural town council meeting to later in the day. The South African Weather Service had issued a flood alert for the area over the weekend as heavy thunderstorms and rain were predicted for the Garden Route.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2021 14:23 UTC