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Shipping at a major South African Port suspended due to flooding

Submitted by Seaweblive on Mon, 04/11/2022 - 21:37
Shipping at a major South African Port suspended due to flooding

According to the South African Weather Service, “The exceptionally heavy rainfall overnight and this morning exceeded even the expectations of the southern African meteorological community at large,” It was determined that significant rains were caused by an atmospheric disturbance called a cutoff low, which is connected with extensive instability in the atmosphere and can result in lengthy periods of rainfall, according to the department.

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