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‘Pure magic’: snow falls on Johannesburg for first time in 11 years

‘Pure magic’: snow falls on Johannesburg for first time in 11 years

Residents of the South African city delight in rare snow day caused by a surge in humidity and cold temperatures

Residents of South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg, were stunned by the first snowfall in over a decade on Monday, with some children seeing snow for the first time.

While parts of South Africa regularly receive snow over the southern hemisphere winter months of June to August, Johannesburg last had snow in August 2012.

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