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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says the incessant rainfall over the weekend has resulted in some dams’ levels reaching full capacity forcing the Department to open sluice gates.

Multiple reports of flooding due to heavy downpours in East Pretoria, Centurion and Tembisa according to Gauteng Weather.Multiple reports of flooding due to heavy downpours in East Pretoria, Centurion and Tembisa according to Gauteng Weather.

Emergency Services personnel say they will continue to monitor flash flood hot spots as more rainfall is predicted.Torrential rains battered large parts of the country this weekend causing flash flooding and placing Emergency Services on high alert. The Department’s Sputnik Ratau elaborates, “The expected inflows from the rains in the catchment areas will obviously increase the dam levels and therefore it is important for us to ensure that we protect the infrastructure. So the whole Vaal/Orange system is in increased activity and that is why we need to increase the releases.”

 

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