N1 closed due to flash floods

Anansa Jacobs
22 January 2012

Most parts of the N1, one of the province’s major transport roads, has been washed away.

This follows a flash flood in the Hex River Valley that has faced three days of sporadic hail and thunderstorms.

The extreme weather conditions destroyed large portions of several grape farms’ harvests in the Boland area.

Trucks and cars are being diverted several kilometres through De Doorns and other smaller roads in the valley since the N1 was severely damaged in Thursday night’s flash flood.