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A Lesotho resort was covered in snow from Friday night, a blessing to the resort.

First major snowfall at Afriski Mountain Resort. Photo: Martin Schultz, Afriski Mountain Resort It snowed big-time at Afriski Mountain Resort today! This morning, the resort in Lesotho welcomed its first major snowfall for the winter season. The snow started at 2am and continued for a few hours covering the landscape around the resort with approximately 10cm of snow. All photos by Martin Schultz from Afriski… In good news for snow lovers, earlier this week it was announced that Lesotho borde...

Let it snow, let it snow, Lesotho! The Mountain Kingdom has experienced something of a blizzard overnight, with large parts of the country now completely draped in the white stuff. What’s more, this weather is now heading to South Africa. Lesotho hit by freezing flurries AfriSki, the popular tourist resort locating high-up in our enclaved neighbour nation, received a substantial bulk of the snowfall. At least 10cm has settled here so far – and there could be more to come: “Afriski Mountai...

Flash flood at Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho. Photo: screenshot Afriski was hit by its most brutal flood ever, with 60mm of rainfall measured in 30 minutes… which is equivalent to one-tenth of Johannesburg’s annual rainfall in half-an-hour. This is the first time that flooding has occurred at the Lesotho resort since it opened its doors in 2000. The damage to internal roads, infrastructure and buildings is extensive; but fortunately no lives were lost. Afriski said in a statement on T...