Brrrr! It's Snowing in Ostrich Country!
See how our dusty slice of heaven is turning into a Wintery Wonderland! And there’s more to come…
On 03 September 1853, a sudden snowstorm hit Somerset East, Graaff-Reinet, and Burgersdorp in the Eastern Cape. Many lives were lost as people froze to death. In a chilling twist of steely irony, the South African Commercial Advertiser reported the following: “We may anticipate a continuance of the delightfully cold bracing weather which has set in after the rain.”
The South African Weather Service has issued a warning of more disruptive snowfall expected from Monday, so dress up warm and let’s go build some snow-‘persons’…
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