WATCH: Heavy downpours hit city suburbs
Tracey Turner Less than a minute
With a 90 per cent chance of rainfall forecast for this (Tuesday) morning in Empangeni, it came as no surprise to hear the rain pelting down.
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The heavens opened, and the various towns and suburbs of the City of uMhlathuze are affected.
These include Felixton, where one resident recorded the downpour in the suburb earlier this morning.
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