South Africa issues Orange Level 6 warning for rain, snow

A severe weather system is bringing widespread cold, wet, and disruptive conditions to parts of South Africa, with significant flooding, snowfall, and dangerous coastal waves expected. The South African Weather Service has issued multiple high-level warnings, including a top-tier Orange Level 6 alert for disruptive rainfall along the coast and adjacent interior between East London in the Eastern Cape and Cape Vidal in KwaZulu-Natal, valid through Wednesday, July 29.

The disruptive rainfall is expected to cause flooding of roads, bridges, and settlements, along with damage to property and infrastructure. An Orange Level 5 warning is also in effect for disruptive snowfall over the extreme northeastern high ground of the Eastern Cape, which could lead to traffic disruptions, interruptions to essential services, and temporarily isolate some communities. Additional Yellow Level warnings for disruptive rainfall and snowfall cover the southeastern Eastern Cape, eastern KwaZulu-Natal, and the Drakensberg region.

The adverse conditions are driven by a cutoff low-pressure system moving across the country's southern interior, interacting with a ridging high-pressure system to draw in...