On the highway connecting the big cities of Johannesburg and Durban, motorists were stuck even on Saturday during the day.
In South Africa, one of the country’s most important highways between Johannesburg and Durban has had to be closed exceptionally heavy snowfall because of.
South Africa’s traffic safety service Arrive Alive says that in places up to two meters of snow has fallen.
Pyry, which started on Friday evening, blocked hundreds of people in their cars not only on the N3 highway, but also on other roads in the provinces of Kwazulu-Natal and the Free State.
– We urge people to avoid moving on the roads, because they are very slippery due to the snowfall, he warned Midlands region spokesman for the rescue operation Roland Robertson.
Authorities completely stopped traffic on the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban between the two toll stations. The motorists who were stuck were blocked by snow until mid-afternoon on Saturday.
The South African Traffic Safety Service has published numerous pictures on its social media channels of rescue work on the highways.
Efforts have been made to deliver blankets and food to those stuck.
– The rescue service has been working throughout the night. They are trying to reach as many motorists as possible, said the operations manager of the N3 road Thania Dhoogra for the ENCA TV channel.
Traveled with her children Muhammad Goola got stuck with his car overnight on the N3 in Harrismith, 270 kilometers south-east of Johannesburg.
– More than 13 hours, the food has run out and I don’t see us getting to tea on our own without the help of rescue workers, he said to the Newzroom Afrika channel.
The weather is forecast to warm up on Sunday.
AFP