Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:
In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Ophelia is located about 790 mi...1270 km WSW of the Azores with maximum sustained winds...50 mph...85 km/h. Present movement…SE or 125 degrees at 3 mph...6 km/h.
In the Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical depression 23w (twenty-three), located approximately 156 nm south of Hanoi, Vietnam, is tracking west-northwestward at 13 knots.
Newsbytes:
South Africa (Gauteng) - At least one person died and several others were injured in what was described by eye witnesses as a "tornado" that ripped off the roofs of a primary school, a shopping mall and many houses on Johannesburg’s West Rand. At least 150 homes were damaged in Putfontein and Etwatwa near Daveyton. Numerous squatter shacks were blown onto adjoining roads.
South Africa (KZN) - A massive storm has hit parts of KwaZulu-Natal with the eThekwini Municipality urging residents to stay indoors until it subsides. All roads in the southern parts of the province have been closed off. More than 300 schools were affected by closures.
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