1.0Daily South Africahttps://dailysouthafrica.comweb deskhttps://dailysouthafrica.com/author/web-desk/South Africa: Communities urged to exercise extra care amid heavy thunderstorms - Daily South Africarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LqYrbOkyPO"><a href="https://dailysouthafrica.com/south-africa-communities-urged-to-exercise-extra-care-amid-heavy-thunderstorms/">South Africa: Communities urged to exercise extra care amid heavy thunderstorms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dailysouthafrica.com/south-africa-communities-urged-to-exercise-extra-care-amid-heavy-thunderstorms/embed/#?secret=LqYrbOkyPO" width="600" height="338" title="“South Africa: Communities urged to exercise extra care amid heavy thunderstorms” — Daily South Africa" data-secret="LqYrbOkyPO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> PRETORIA— The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged the public to exercise extreme caution near bodies of water, as South Africa’s water levels rise due to recent heavy rainfalls experienced in most regions.   This follows the recent flash floods in Johannesburg, Gauteng, which resulted in some people losing their lives.   Department spokesperson, … Continue reading ""