Floods and Damages

[nan]

incredible how many years were needed for this bridge
and still nothing

I love this bridge... normaly there is a lot of Boons here

[Bushveld Jock]

Same problem at Shingwedzi low water bridge. In that case you need to move away the sand along the bridge and then no issue of forming a pool on the bridge.

[Flutterby]

Too much work, not enough interest!

[Bushcraft]

Too much work, not enough interest!

Sad, but the timeline leans this direction

[BluTuna]

According to Olifants reception, work is due to start on the Balule bridge today! They said that work was due to be finished by the end of June! There was some activity last week but I thing they were just clearing the access to the bridge.

Shingwedzi low level bridge is open but you have to drive through a puddle in the middle of it.

[Bushcraft]

Thanks BT

[Richprins]

Some good news:

Andre Botha of the EWT (Endangered Wildlife Trust) has reported over the Afrikaans radio station (RSG) that they have completed their annual bird census along the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park.
During the previous week two teams moved along on either side of the total length of the river from where it enters the KNP south of Phalaborwa until where it flows into Mozambique.
All stationary and birds flying downstream as well as crocodiles and hippos were counted and recorded.
All the collected data still has to be processed and analysed.
He reported that after the floods during the period 2012 – 2013 the riverine bush changed dramatically, much of the growth and debris had been washed away.
The scrubbing away of the silt and accumulated pollutants that had settled over many years, his mentioning this was really good news was as much of the algae that was visible also seems to have been washed away by the floods.
The above is all very good news as the Olifants River system is the most pollution pressured in our country, it starts just west of Gauteng and ends up in the Limpopo in Mozambique, with much industrial, agricultural, mining and human effluent ending up in this once clear and unpolluted system.
He also reported that three pairs of Pel’s Fishing Owls were sighted, the number of Storks, Herons and Darters appeared to have increased. No comment was made about Hippos and Crocodiles.

[Amoli]

Great news RP. Would they publish the count of animals and birds once the data has been worked through. ?

[Richprins]

[Flutterby]

Thanks RP.