With temperatures in Joburg set to drop even further this weekend emergency services have urged people to dress warmly for the next few days.
Percy Morokane, spokesman for Johannesburg Emergency Services said those driving or taking buses and taxis needed to ensure they had very warm clothes with them: “if your (vehicle) breaks down and you have to wait out in the cold you could risk hypothermia.
Residents have also been asked to turn off all electrical appliances when they’re not using them and make sure that all their appliances are SABS approved.
“During the cold period we always have an increase in the number of deaths as a result of fires in homes and informal settlements,” said Morokane.
“Joburg residents, especially those living in informal settlements need to make sure that they do not leave electrical appliances on and… unattended as there have been way too many deaths in the past,” said Morokane.
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