George has been in the spotlight after heavy rainfall led to severe flooding which uprooted the city. The flooding was so intense that the George Municipality previously asked all residents to stay indoors, while several schools closed due to bad weather.
Many locals with their cameras at the ready captured the shocking footage as the flooding continued to wreak havoc.
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Several roads have been closed in George due to flooding. George Municipality has urged motorists to drive very slow as the water is making driving very difficult. #GeorgeFloods pic.twitter.com/60AqVJmc1j
— Snazo Gulwa?? (@Snazo_Gulwa) November 22, 2021
#flood #flooding #floods #FlashFlood #heavyrain #HeavyRains #tormenta #thunderstorm #rainfall #alluvione #lluvias #lluvia Severe flooding in the city of George, South Africa pic.twitter.com/efX940ieYX
— Aleksander Onishchuk (@Brave_spirit81) November 22, 2021
#George Municipality has made an urgent appeal for people to stay at home if they can as heavy rain and extensive flooding is causing road closures and other issues across the city. #Flooding
Video Supplied pic.twitter.com/ji5R1SPCkK— Shonisani Tshikalange (@21shoni) November 22, 2021
George after heavy rains overnight! https://t.co/s0Q2hvlOp7 #ArriveAlive #Flooding @afriwx @ReenvalSA @george_mun pic.twitter.com/Ib4QwDnpVg
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) November 22, 2021
Outdated news circulated that an aircraft had also crashed at the George airport. This incident took place in 2009 after a South African Airlink plane overshot the runway at George Airport and landed near the N2 highway.
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