The Eastern Cape has been hit by severe low temperatures which have caused the closure of a number of roads across the province and resulted in accidents being reported to have been caused by snowfalls, fog, slippery conditions and low visibility.
Below is a list of all the reported road closures:
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Snowing heavily in Queenstown area, N6 between Queenstown and Jamestown closed
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Penhoek pass closed
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Queenstown - Tarkastad snowing but not closed
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Queenstown - Dordrecht snowing, road closed
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Dordrecht road near Kimber Bridge closed
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R56 between Cala and Elliot closed
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R67 Fort Beaufort - Seymour - Cathcart road closed
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Heavy snow in Keiskammahoek pass
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On R72 between Kenton on Sea and Alexandria road very wet
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Wapadsberg- and Lootsberg passes snowing but open, can be closed soon if conditions worsen
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R56 between Matatiele and Kokstad, heavy snow but road not closed
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N10 from Middelburg to Bloemfontein closed
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R63 between Graaff-Reinet and Murraysburg, road closed due to heavy snow
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N10 between Middelburg and Colesberg, road closed due to snow
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N9 between Middelburg and De Aar closed due to snow
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R61 between Cradock and Queenstown closed due to snow
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R61 between Cradock and Graaff Reinet closed due to snow
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