Floods and Damages

[Richprins]

Regarding Odie's website:


Dear Nadav,



While we appreciate your efforts in communicating the floods in the KNP we would like to request you not to create any panic. We are updating the media regularly on our website as SANParks spokespeople and we would like you to refrain from confusing people and creating further panic. The situation is under control and we will not allow confusing messages from all over the place.



I trust this will reach you in good faith.

Best regards,

Reynold "Rey" Thakhuli
General Manager: Media, Events & Stakeholder Relations
South African National Parks, Groenkloof, Tshwane/Pretoria

[Toko]

SANParks News Update

Date: 25th January 2013

Kruger National Park (KNP) flood update as at 11:00 on 25 January 2013

Camps Open:

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

Camps Closed:

Bateleur (flooded & access),Balule (services), Boulders (access), Maroela (access), Roodewal (access), Shimuwini (partially flooded & access), Shingwedzi (major flood damage), Shipindane Hide (access), Sirheni, Sable Dam Hide, Talamati (partially flooded & access), Tamboti (fencing & access) & Tsendze.

Picnic Spots / Viewpoints:

Afsaal - Open
Albasini Ruins - Open
Babalala - Closed (access)
Bobbejaan Krans - Open
Crooks Corner - Closed
Eileen Orpen Memorial - Open
Gardenia Hide - Closed
Kanniedood Hide - Closed
Lake Panic Birdhide - Closed (access)
Makhadzi - Closed (access & flooded)
Masorini - Open
Matambeni Hide - Closed
Mathekeyane - Open
Mlondozi - Open
Mooiplaas - Open
Muzandzeni - Closed (flooded & access)
Nhlanguleni - Closed (access)
Nkuhlu - Open
Nkumbe - Open
Nthandanyathi Hide - Closed
Nwamanzi - Open
Nwanetsi - Open
Nyawutsi Hide - Closed
Olifants River viewpoint on S44 - Closed
Orpen Dam - Closed
Pafuri Picnic Spot - Closed (flooded & access)
Paul Kruger Tablets - Open
Pioneer Hide - Closed
Rabelais Museum - Open
Ratel Pan Hide - Closed
Redrocks - Closed
Sable Dam - Closed
Shibyatsangela - Closed
Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial - Closed
Sweni Hide - Closed
Timbavati - Closed (access)
Tshanga - Closed
Tshokwane - Closed (services)
Access Roads Inside the Park:

All tarred roads except the following, are open:

Skukuza to Pretoriuskop (H1-1) breach at Transport Dam.
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) breach over Phelwani River. S106 to be used as alternative.
Shingwedzi Camp and Day Visitor Site is not accessible to the public.
Shingwedzi to Punda Maria/Pafuri (H1-7) (Shingwedzi & Nkulumbeni bridges and water over road in various other areas).
Phalaborwa Gate to Mopani (H14)(Tsendze causeway).
Tshokwane to Lower Sabie has been reopened (causeway over Sabie River below camp has been cleared).
All gravel roads are closed except, S25, S139, S114 (south of Biyamiti Weir).
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)
Gates Closed:

Pafuri
Pafuri Border Facility
Important Notes:

Guests are kindly urged to use water sparingly as camps/ gates and picnic spots in many areas operate on emergency pumps and boreholes with limited capacity.

Emergency Numbers:

Media enquiries: Reynold Thakhuli 073 373 4999 / Gabrielle Venter 082 696 4724

Tourist Enquiries: Lucy Nhlapo 082 908 4753/ Joep Stevens 082 802 8093

[Flutterby]

Regarding Odie's website:


Dear Nadav,



While we appreciate your efforts in communicating the floods in the KNP we would like to request you not to create any panic. We are updating the media regularly on our website as SANParks spokespeople and we would like you to refrain from confusing people and creating further panic. The situation is under control and we will not allow confusing messages from all over the place.



I trust this will reach you in good faith.

Best regards,

Reynold "Rey" Thakhuli
General Manager: Media, Events & Stakeholder Relations
South African National Parks, Groenkloof, Tshwane/Pretoria

This confuses me. Unless OD's site is now affiliated to SANParks how can they tell him what he can and can't post!

[nan]

and always better with pictures

[Sprocky]

I have a few pics that I took yesterday at Sable Hide. I will post them tomorrow, still a lot of water there.

[Sprocky]

Sable Hide on Sunday...

[Bushcraft]

Thanks Sprocky

[nan]

oups... thank you

[Bushveld Jock]

Any crocs in the pool next to the braai.

[Toko]

An update on the Kruger National Park flood situation, as at 08:00 on 29 January 2013.