Disaster Management Officials are out scouting various parts of Nelson Mandela Bay to identify and relieve families in need. No incidents or disaster relief efforts have been reported thus far.
Moderate rain started falling during the early hours of the morning and further heavier falls are expected during the day. According to Hugh van Niekerk of the weather office in Port Elizabeth, the easterly parts of the city has most of the significant falls with mainly Uitenhage and the Coega Industrial Development Zone affected.
The municipality established the Joint Operation Centre this morning and will continue to monitor the situation closely.
Meanwhile, electricity supply has been restored in Uitenhage following interruption at San Soucci, at the Algoa Road substation which affected a large section of the Uitenhage Industrial area.
Electrical engineers are investigating what caused the interruption in order to prevent possible re-occurrence.
A section of Charlo fed from the Justen sub-station is off due to a suspect cable fault. Engineers are attending to the restoration of supply.
What the Twits are saying about the rain today:
(standing in rain in white dress. Drenched. Hopping and skipping in the PE streets bare foot) Good Morning Twittering Fam!
about 1 hour ago via Mobile WebReplyRetweetFavorite
Landed in PE after a bumpy flight,cold weather rain but stoked to be on holiday!about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
Rainy Friday morning in PE today. I feel very for everyone walking long distances in the rain. Don’t worry, one day is one day!about 1 hour ago via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite
Power out in Uitenhage this morning.Still no electricity in Charlo!about 6 hours ago via FacebookReplyRetweetFavorite
