South Africans are busy catching the rare snow

The phenomenon of snowfall, which is considered popular in Korea, has appeared in the city of Johannesburg (South Africa), a region of the hottest continent in the world, on August 7-8. This is a rare natural phenomenon in the history of South Africa.

Snow has appeared in the city of Johannesburg (South Africa), a region of the world's hottest continent, August 7-8.

The phenomenon of snowfall, which is considered popular in Korea, has appeared in the city of Johannesburg (South Africa), a region of the hottest continent in the world, on August 7-8. This is a rare natural phenomenon in the history of South Africa.

Snow began to appear in the morning and rainstorms continued all day after. Some people said it was the first time in their life they saw snow. Mizundile Eseu, 23, a security guard, shares his interest: "It's great, this has never happened in my life."

"I can confirm that here at the moment there is absolutely no work at all except for the excitement brought by the snow , " Trevor Ncube said happily.

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The southern area of ​​the city is the place to receive the first snowfall. Then snow covered white in the center of the city. Workers flocked to the street just to see the white snow mats.

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Other people go out to try a new ski experience. A man tries to use a cardboard box as a skateboard.

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According to the South African Weather Agency report, snow only fell in Johannesburg for a total of only 22 days in the past 103 years.

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The last time snow fell on the city was in June 2007 and before that was in September 1981.

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Officials have called for drivers to be more cautious with roads. According to the people, the areas in the west of the city were cut off due to snow.

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Johannesburg power department spokesman reported. "This is a large outage. We have sent technicians to determine the cause."

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On August 7, six of South Africa's nine provinces had snow.

Update 16 December 2018
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