{"id":48657,"date":"2013-11-19T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/48657\/storm-wreaks-havoc\/"},"modified":"2013-11-19T10:11:28","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T08:11:28","slug":"storm-wreaks-havoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/11\/19\/storm-wreaks-havoc\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm wreaks havoc"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sky darkened and people ran for cover last Monday, when the city was hit by a massive hail storm.<\/p>\n

Damage was caused to cars and homes.<\/p>

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Tedstoneville seemed to be particularly hard-hit, with many residents from the area sending photographs to the GCN.<\/p>\n

Chairman of the Elsburg CPF Willy Eales told the GCN that the roof of a block of flats called Comaras, in Gans Street, Tedstoneville, blew off during the storm.<\/p>

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The roof blew over a number of properties and debris landed in many of the surrounding streets.<\/p>\n

“Five flats, which mainly housed elderly residents, were affected,” Eales said.<\/p>\n

About 30 members of the CPF rushed to help the affected people.<\/p>\n

While the storm raged, the members moved furniture and other items out of the flats, and others cooked a meal for the shocked residents.<\/p>\n

Eales added that two elderly women were very shaken-up and paramedics were called to check on them.<\/p>\n

Residents from all over the city sent the GCN photographs of the storm in their respective areas.<\/p>\n