The Garden Route has been battered by exceptionally heavy rainfall over the past four days, with some areas recording close to 300 millimetres of rain between 4 and 7 May.
According to figures released by the Garden Route District Municipality’s Disaster Management Centre, the highest rainfall was recorded at Knysna Kleingrysbos with 286,8 millimetres, followed closely by Knysna Diepwalle at 285,6 millimetres.
Plettenberg Bay’s Newlands area recorded 276,8 millimetres, while Storms River Forest Fern measured 239,2 millimetres. Storms River Wittekip received 222,8 millimetres of rain.
Other high rainfall totals included Witfontein with 219,2 millimetres, George Tierkop with 190,8 millimetres, Mossel Bay’s Robinson Pass with 179,6 millimetres, and Wilderness Dieprivier with 166,2 millimetres. Plettenberg Bay itself recorded 159,4 millimetres.
The severe weather has caused widespread flooding, road closures and storm-related damage across parts of the Garden Route this week, with emergency services remaining on high alert.
According to figures released by the Garden Route District Municipality’s Disaster Management Centre, the highest rainfall was recorded at Knysna Kleingrysbos with 286,8 millimetres, followed closely by Knysna Diepwalle at 285,6 millimetres.
Plettenberg Bay’s Newlands area recorded 276,8 millimetres, while Storms River Forest Fern measured 239,2 millimetres. Storms River Wittekip received 222,8 millimetres of rain.
Other high rainfall totals included Witfontein with 219,2 millimetres, George Tierkop with 190,8 millimetres, Mossel Bay’s Robinson Pass with 179,6 millimetres, and Wilderness Dieprivier with 166,2 millimetres. Plettenberg Bay itself recorded 159,4 millimetres.
The severe weather has caused widespread flooding, road closures and storm-related damage across parts of the Garden Route this week, with emergency services remaining on high alert.