{"id":269539,"date":"2019-06-14T14:31:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T12:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=269539"},"modified":"2019-06-14T14:31:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T12:31:18","slug":"east-wind-creates-dangerous-road-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=269539","title":{"rendered":"East wind creates dangerous road conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 854px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-269539-1\" width=\"854\" height=\"474\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64675815_196670567982366_7605090646023965355_n.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64675815_196670567982366_7605090646023965355_n.mp4\">https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64675815_196670567982366_7605090646023965355_n.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Video: The entrances to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay inundated with blowing sand in east wind conditions at the coast. Footage: Niel Terblanche<\/p>\n<div id=\"js_4\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<br \/>\nMOTORISTS travelling on roads between major coastal towns had to take extra caution as east wind conditions caused poor visibility and sand on the road surface created dangerous driving conditions.<br \/>\nResidents of the towns battened down the hatches to keep dust and sand from their homes while most outdoor work has come to a standstill.<br \/>\nThe east wind conditions are forecast to continue over the weekend and into early next week.<br \/>\nMotorists should take additional caution in low visibility conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266725\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GlobalEdgeWORKBASEDTRAINING.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video: The entrances to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay inundated with blowing sand in east wind conditions at the coast. Footage: Niel Terblanche Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9 MOTORISTS travelling on roads between major coastal towns had to take extra caution as east wind conditions caused poor visibility and sand on the road surface created dangerous driving conditions. 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