Joburg hit by storms as Saws warns of record El Niño
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Eight families were forced to evacuate their homes on Friday after severe winds ripped a large section of the roof off a decades-old apartment block in Linden, Johannesburg, during intense storms.
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What happened
Eight families were forced to evacuate their homes on Friday after severe winds ripped a large section of the roof off a decades-old apartment block in Linden, Johannesburg, during intense storms.
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