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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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Eight sluice gates to be opened at the Vaal Dam - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.The Water and Sanitation Department says it will open eight of the 60 sluice gates at the Vaal Dam by the end of Sunday. This follows huge water inflows in the catchment areas due to the persistent torrential rains. Can you imagine all that sewerage 🤣🤣 spread the kak I say
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