'We could have died,' says Limpopo man after storm Eloise ravages village

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Mbongiseni Muvhuso heard a heavy splashing about 4am on Sunday, and he went outside to inspect. As a precaution, he asked his wife to start packing a bag for their children — but soon, the water was at his door.

The weather service issued a red level-10 warning for eastern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga for Sunday into Monday.in the Vhembe district of Limpopo is picking up the pieces after tropical storm Eloise hit from Sunday morningheard a heavy splashing about 4am on Sunday, and he went outside to inspect. As a precaution, he asked his wife to start packing a bag for their children — but soon, the water was at his door.“There was so much pressure.

“We live close to a river, so it looked like it reached capacity and overflowed, hence the pressure. All I could think of was that if we stayed at home we would drown ... It was terrifying.”Eloise made landfall in Mozambique on Saturday before it spread to some parts of SA. SowetanLIVE's sister publication TimesLIVE reported that the coastal city of Beira in Mozambique saw “mild damage” caused by the cyclone, which has since lost its strength and has been downgraded to a tropical storm.

The SA Weather Service on Sunday issued a red level-10 warning for eastern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga for Sunday into Monday. The service said this was due to persistent heavy rains with moreIt warned that the heavy rains “will cause serious strain on emergency services. Take extreme caution in these areas”.

 

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