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Photos: Rare snowfall dusts Johannesburg, parts of South Africa

Residents in the business hub woken up to snowfalls covering rooftops and gardens

Published: July 10, 2023 20:54 AFP

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Copy of 2023-07-10T084115Z_1068063830_RC2802ABOHHH_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-SNOW-1689007301576 — A rare snowfall dusted Johannesburg and other high-lying parts of South Africa on Monday, with weather services warning of potential road closures and dangerously cold temperatures. | Above: A child plays in the snow at Laerskool Orion, a school located in Brackenhurst, a suburb south of Johannesburg. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 038816-01-02-1689007315150 — Residents in the business hub woke up to snowfalls lightly covering rooftops and gardens as a cold front that hit the country late last week morphed into a weather system called a "cutoff low." Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-07-10T084929Z_1946763849_RC2802ADHPYC_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-SNOW-1689007308397 — At a Johannesburg kindergarten, excited children made snowballs and attempted to catch flakes with their tongues - some having never witnessed snow before. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2023-07-10T083916Z_22488076_RC2802AN23HE_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-SNOW-1689007298345 — Children play in the snow at Laerskool Orion, a school located in Brackenhurst, a suburb south of Johannesburg. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 038863-01-02-1689007326866 — "We last saw this type of weather in 2012," said Puseletso Mofokeng, a senior forecaster at the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-07-10T083828Z_536248449_RC2702AB0X7P_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-SNOW-1689007294862 — Mofokeng said snow was reported across southern parts of Johannesburg's Gauteng province and was expected to continue falling throughout the day, also hitting high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. "Roads may be closed," he said. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 038889-01-02-1689007329721 — SAWS warned that icy temperatures posed a risk to street dwellers in a country where poverty remains widespread. Rough seas and strong winds were also expected to create hazardous conditions for small vessels off South Africa's eastern coast. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 038381-01-02-1689007333236 — A man leads horses as snow falls in Delta Park, in Johannesburg. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 038843-01-02-1689007321024 — People take photos as snow falls in Zoo Lake park in Johannesburg. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 038846-01-02-1689007324301 — Johannesburg lies at an altitude of more than 1,700 metres (5,600 feet) and is in the peak of the southern hemisphere winter. But snow in the city remains a rare event - prior to 2012, heavy snowfall occurred in 1996, Mofokeng said. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 038836-01-02-1689007317991 — "It's been such a long time, I feel so happy," said Lerato Matepese, a Johannesburg resident. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-07-10T084928Z_1057599769_RC2802AS83GX_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-SNOW-1689007304914 — Children play in the snow at Laerskool Orion, a school located in Brackenhurst. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 038874-01-02-1689007291115 — A general view of snow at a plaza in front of an office building in Johannesburg. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-07-10T085315Z_1384045162_RC2702A3W9II_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-SNOW-1689007311622 — Garbage collectors work as it snows in Brackenhurst. Image Credit: REUTERS

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