Floods and Damages

[Richprins]

No floods in Nelspruit! That's the waterfall at the Bot. Gardens.

[Flutterby]

Ha, ha...newspapers...you gotta love them!! -O

[Flutterby]

Wild Card Blog
Latest updates 23/01/2013

Mapungubwe National Park
The Mapungubwe National Park is temporarily closed due to heavy rains. The roads within the park are inaccessible as well as the road leading to the area from Musina.

Guests within the park at the time of the flooding are staying in the safety of the Leokwe camp. More rains are expected over the next two days. If you have a confirmed bookings, please contact the reservations office about the status of your booking.

Latest updates 23/01/2013

Kruger Park

Camps closed:

Bateleur
Balule
Biyamiti
Maroela
Roodewal
Shimuwini
Shingwedzi
Shipindane Hide
Sirheni
Sable Dam Hide
Talamati
Tamboti
Tsendze

Camps open:

Berg-en-Dal
Crocodile Bridge
Letaba
Lower Sabie
Malelane
Mopani (via Letaba only)
Olifants
Orpen (only accessible from Orpen Gate - no internal access)
Pretoriuskop
Punda Maria (only accessible from Punda Maria Gate - no internal access)
Satara
Skukuza

Gates open:

Crocodile Bridge
Malelane
Orpen (only Orpen Camp can be accessed - not into the rest of Kruger)
Numbi
Phabeni
Phalaborwa
Punda Maria (only Punda Maria Camp can be accessed - not into the rest of Kruger)
Kruger
Giriyondo Border Post (4x4 vehicles only)
All tarred roads open except the following:

Skukuza to Pretoriuskop (H1-1)
Olifants River causeway at Balule is still closed
Causeways over Sabie and Sand Rivers between Skukuza and Tshokwane (H1-2) still overflowing and closed. Guests to use alternative via H4-1 and H12.
Orpen to Satara (H7)
Shingwedzi Camp and day visitor site is not accessible to the public
Shingwedzi to Punda Maria/Pafuri (H1-7) (Shingwedzi and Nkulmbeni bridges and water over road in various other areas)
Tshokwane to Lower Sabie has been reopened
All gravel roads are closed

Picnic spots:

Afsaal - open
Babalala - closed
Makhadzi - closed
Masorini - open
Mlondozi - closed
Muzandzeni - closed
Nhlanguleni - closed
Nkuhlu - open
Nwanetsi - open
Pafuri - closed
Timbavati - closed
Tshokwane - open

[Richprins]

Thanks, Flutts!

Also heard the Pafuri Border Post gang moved into TEBA...

[Flutterby]

News24
2013-01-23 22:36


Johannesburg - Several wildlife resorts were devastated by the heavy rains and floods that battered Limpopo province in the last few days, tourism officials said on Wednesday.

Limpopo Tourism Agency spokesperson Mike Tauatsoala said some of its resorts were left inaccessible after a bridge leading to the area was washed away.

"The most affected include Mphephu Resort, Makuya [Singo] Park, Eclipse Tented Camp and Nwanedi Resort," he said.

While the extent of the damage had not yet been established, Tauatsoala predicted it would have a great impact on the province's tourism sector.

At the Kruger National Park, gravel roads and some camps were closed at the weekend due to the heavy rains.

SANParks spokesperson Reynold Thakuli said on Wednesday that the Crocodile Bridge, Lower Sabie, Malelane, Mopani via Lethaba, Olifants, Orpen, Pretoriuskop, Thundamaria and Skukuza camps were now accessible.

Electricity and water had also been restored.

"We are now prioritising getting the roads fixed, as well as the fences that were brought down by the debris," he said.

"Safety measures have been to taken to ensure that animals do not get into the camps where the fences have come down."

Thakuli said visitors should stay on the park's tarred roads and avoid travelling on gravel tracks.

"The Mapungubwe National Park in Musina [which is not part of the Kruger National Park] also experienced disruptions.

"The park is not accessible from the R572 because of the bridge that has collapsed," he said.

While all the staff members and visitors were accounted for, staff accommodation was damaged.

Thakuli said the SA National Defence Force, police and emergency workers had done an outstanding job in carrying out evacuations at the flooded parks.

- SAPA

[Richprins]

Letaba River bridge...sort of via General Gump!

Old but scary!

[Sprocky]

Hard to believe, but I was there at lunch time on the 19th and it was quite normal. The following day it started rising and then on Monday it looked like this. Scary!!

[nan]

natural forces can be ...

[Richprins]

[Flutterby]

Wow...can't believe that pic of the bridge!!

A police officer doing some good work!!