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Heavy rains leave trail of destruction in Harare
02 Feb 2015 at 19:41hrs | Views
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The heavy downpour that pounded Harare and surrounding areas last night left a trail of destruction.
Four people were rescued by police while some motorists slept along the roads after their vehicles were trapped.
The rains also destroyed properties and left some businesspeople counting the costs.
Along Bulawayo road near Kuwadzana flyover, wooden planks were swept to the other side of road and plunged into a nearby stream blocking the road.
Motorists spent the night at the flyover and only left after clearing the road on Monday morning.
In Marlborough, some residents had to use unorthodox means to accompany their children to schools as water was still clogged in their yards this morning.
For urban farmers, hopes of a bumper harvest are slowly fading as some maize crops are still submerged in water.
Four people were rescued after they got trapped while attempting to cross a bridge along Heany road in Cold Comfort.
Police are also still searching for the owner of a Toyota Corolla registration number ACK 5001 which was swept away about 100 metres from Heaney road.
Several houses in Marbelreign, Ashdown Park, Westlea and Tynwald were also affected by the rising water levels.
The gloomy part of the whole story is that more rains are expected across the whole country in the next 72 hours.
Meanwhile, heavy rains pounded Harare and surrounding areas last night with Ashdown Park in Marbelreign receiving a record 158 millimetres.
Maize crop lie almost uprooted in Tynwald, Harare after a thunderstorm swept through the city on Sunday night. - ©NewsDay
Zimbabweans have to brace up for more rains according to the forecasts by the Meteorological Services Department.
It was not only Ashdown Park in Harare that received record rains as the capital and surrounding areas were pounded by heavy rains on Sunday night.
Belvedere recorded 78 mm, Logan Park 72 mm, Harare International Airport 64 mm, among other areas that recorded more than 50 mm.
Marondera had 31 mm, Henderson Research Station 37mm, Chinhoyi 27 mm and Hwange 25 mm.
According to the latest advisory issued out by the Meteoroloical Services Department heavy rainfall is expected from Tuesday the 3rd through to Wednesday.
Flood prone areas will be at greater risk and people should prepare for heavy downpours, damaging winds, lightning, hail as well as flash flooding, according to the met department.
Other regional countries have issued flood warning signs after a cyclone was sighted in the Indian Ocean.
It is not yet clear which direction the cyclone will take or whether it will persist or disappear.
Already, Malawi is under severe floods while Mozambique is yet to recover from last month's damaging deluge.
Four people were rescued by police while some motorists slept along the roads after their vehicles were trapped.
The rains also destroyed properties and left some businesspeople counting the costs.
Along Bulawayo road near Kuwadzana flyover, wooden planks were swept to the other side of road and plunged into a nearby stream blocking the road.
Motorists spent the night at the flyover and only left after clearing the road on Monday morning.
In Marlborough, some residents had to use unorthodox means to accompany their children to schools as water was still clogged in their yards this morning.
For urban farmers, hopes of a bumper harvest are slowly fading as some maize crops are still submerged in water.
Four people were rescued after they got trapped while attempting to cross a bridge along Heany road in Cold Comfort.
Police are also still searching for the owner of a Toyota Corolla registration number ACK 5001 which was swept away about 100 metres from Heaney road.
Several houses in Marbelreign, Ashdown Park, Westlea and Tynwald were also affected by the rising water levels.
The gloomy part of the whole story is that more rains are expected across the whole country in the next 72 hours.
Meanwhile, heavy rains pounded Harare and surrounding areas last night with Ashdown Park in Marbelreign receiving a record 158 millimetres.
Maize crop lie almost uprooted in Tynwald, Harare after a thunderstorm swept through the city on Sunday night. - ©NewsDay
Zimbabweans have to brace up for more rains according to the forecasts by the Meteorological Services Department.
It was not only Ashdown Park in Harare that received record rains as the capital and surrounding areas were pounded by heavy rains on Sunday night.
Belvedere recorded 78 mm, Logan Park 72 mm, Harare International Airport 64 mm, among other areas that recorded more than 50 mm.
Marondera had 31 mm, Henderson Research Station 37mm, Chinhoyi 27 mm and Hwange 25 mm.
According to the latest advisory issued out by the Meteoroloical Services Department heavy rainfall is expected from Tuesday the 3rd through to Wednesday.
Flood prone areas will be at greater risk and people should prepare for heavy downpours, damaging winds, lightning, hail as well as flash flooding, according to the met department.
Other regional countries have issued flood warning signs after a cyclone was sighted in the Indian Ocean.
It is not yet clear which direction the cyclone will take or whether it will persist or disappear.
Already, Malawi is under severe floods while Mozambique is yet to recover from last month's damaging deluge.
Source - zbc
