People Experience Snow for First Time in Africa

  • Wed Aug 8th 2012

Temperatures dropped to below freezing as snow flurries blew through South Africa's commercial hub dusting the city in white as residents poured into the streets to watch the snowflakes fall.

The South African Weather Service has warned that extreme cold will blanket much of the nation over the next few days.

The last time snow came to Johannesburg was in 2006 as part of a freak weather system.


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