{
  "id": 11505448,
  "title": "Weekend weather: Severe storms and flooding threat loom as wet, cold weather grips parts of SA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/weekend-weather-severe-storms-and-flooding-threat-loom-as-wet-cold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T18:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/weather/2026-10-02-weekend-weather-severe-storms-and-flooding-threat-loom-as-wet-cold-weather-grips-parts-of-sa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours and flooding are set to threaten parts of South Africa this weekend, with rain chances reaching 80% in some areas and disruptive weather expected to persist into Sunday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}