Generous rainfall

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MOSSEL BAY NEWS & VIDEO - There was substantial rainfall in the Mossel Bay area last weekend and an impressive thunderstorm on Sunday.

On Tuesday, 7 March, there were lighter showers in the afternoon and overnight in the region.

The municipality stated that no notable damage to infrastructure had been reported following the heavy downpours at the weekend.

It was reported on Monday, 6 March, that rubbish collection in Jonkersberg, north of Great Brak, had been delayed due to the access road being under water.

Municipal teams had been placed on alert following the weather warning and all minor eventualities were dealt with efficiently, the municipality said.

During the weekend sand washed on to the N2 highway between Little Brak and Great Brak, in the direction of Mossel Bay. This happened before, during heavy rains about a month ago. Part of the road had to be closed while the sand was removed.

PHOTO GALLERY: Heavy rainfall in the Mossel Bay area

The Jan Muller Bridge flooded by the Gourits River on Monday morning.

Figures

SA Weather Service forecaster Wayne Venter provided the following rainfall figures for the weekend until Monday morning:

Mossel Bay 50mm, George 58mm, Oudtshoorn 52mm, Uniondale 74mm, Riversdale 89mm (but near mountains 130mm), Still Bay 117mm, Great Brak 47mm, Gourits River Mouth 70mm.

Mossel Bay Municipality noted that according to information it received, Vleesbaai received 40mm of rain and in Mossel Bay, Heiderand received 38mm and Dias 26mm.

Nelis Jonker, whose farm Zeekoedrift is near Herbertsdale, sent Mossel Bay Advertiser photographs of the swollen Gourits River flowing through the Langeberge on his farm.

The Jan Muller Bridge was submerged under the river and unnavigable on Monday morning.

Jonker said his rain gauge measured 83mm. His farm is near his brother Jantjie's farm, Jakkalsvlei, which is the home of Jakkalsvlei Wines.

Janita Janse van Rensburg sent the Advertiser a video of rain from a downpipe, flowing down the stairs outside her house in Montagu Street, in the Mossel Bay town centre on Sunday at 10:00. She said: "It looked so beautiful, like a waterfall."