The worst ever recorded floods occur in Mossel Bay and surroundings as 238 mm of rain falls within 24 hours

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The worst ever recorded floods occur in Mossel Bay and surroundings as 238 mm of rain falls within 24 hours.

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). The worst ever recorded floods occur in Mossel Bay and surroundings as 238 mm of rain falls within 24 hours. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082106

South African History Online (2012) 'The worst ever recorded floods occur in Mossel Bay and surroundings as 238 mm of rain falls within 24 hours', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082106 (Accessed: 7 November 2026).

South African History Online, The worst ever recorded floods occur in Mossel Bay and surroundings as 238 mm of rain falls within 24 hours [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082106, (accessed 7 November 2026).

"The worst ever recorded floods occur in Mossel Bay and surroundings as 238 mm of rain falls within 24 hours." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082106. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "The worst ever recorded floods occur in Mossel Bay and surroundings as 238 mm of rain falls within 24 hours." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082106.