Several areas have been flooded including Orlando in Soweto, Nancefield and Lenasia and parts of Roodepoort. Shacks in informal settlements have been swept away, trees uprooted, and roads cracked under intense flooding. Rescue teams have had their hands full in an effort to rescue those stranded.
Joburg’s emergency services spokesperson, Xolile Khumalo says, “Two EMS teams have been deployed in two areas. One in Kliptown and the other in Florida Lake. In Florida the team has managed to rescue a patient who was stuck in a tree. We are requesting the community to be very cautious when driving. There are few roads that have been closed. Nancefield in Soweto and Christian de Wit in Florida.”A number of shacks at an informal settlement in Orlando East were swept away.
One of the hardest hit places was Kliptown. A resident says he has not slept since the early hours of this morning as he feared that his mother could be swept away.
Rescued 8 people lastnight in Joburg South, their 2 cars swept away. Shell garage and Lido hotel on R82 Eikenhof underwater again, 2nd time this year They must consider moving their biznes out that place.