Kruger National Park Road Closures

[RogerFraser]

Roads Closed in Kruger National Park due to Heavy Rain
09 February 2023
https://www.sanparks.org/about/news/?id=58745
Due to heavy rains in and around the southern part of Kruger National Park (KNP) several roads have been closed. South African National Parks (SANParks) advises guests not to use gravel roads and to stay on the tar. Guests are further advised not open or travel on any roads which have been closed and not to cross any low-water bridges as the dangers of being washed away are high.

Visitors cannot access the Crocodile Bridge Gate and the Malelane Gate due to the flooding of the Crocodile River and several other bridges are currently overflowing.

The rain forecast for today remains high, caution should be exercised at all times on the roads. SANParks will continue posting updates on the SANParks - Kruger National Park Facebook group as and when information changes.

Guests that need to postpone their booking within the duration of the floods will be given the option of an immediate date change or a credit on their profile to use at a later date.

For tourist enquiries please contact each camp directly or KNP Admin Offices at 013 735 4000.

Tourist enquiries:
KNP Admin Offices: 013 735 4000

Media enquiries:
Ike Phaahla
SANParks Communications and Marketing Head, KNP
Tel: 013 735 4363; Cell: 083 673 6974; Email: Isaac.phaahla@sanparks.org

[Lisbeth]

[Richprins]

Malelane gate has never been closed?

And also, the Lower Sabie tar road has never been breached, I think...

[RogerFraser]

Ja still not sure Malelane gate was actually closed reports on the :Latest sightings group said it was open in the afternoon .The water was very high in videos I saw .

also think that the Lower Sabie road is a new one I don't ever remember it washing away before .Possibly there was some undetected damage from the last floods

[Richprins]

[Richprins]

Flood Update in Kruger National Park
Currently we have 4 camps that have been badly affected by the floods; namely: Lower Sabie, Crocodile Bridge, Biyamiti and Talamati. These camps remain inaccessible since the early hours of this morning.
Management has been in constant communications with guests inside camps about the situation as well as posting updates on social media throughout the day on 09 February 2023.
Technical Service with the assistance from Ranger Services have been assessing access and working to find possible solutions on all access routes with no success due to the damage. The floods remain fluid, with more heavy rains anticipated tonight and tomorrow morning. The status of all affected camps and roads can only be further assessed in the morning, and updates will be communicated through social media as well as in person to the affected guests.
We appreciate your patience as our loyal guests while we work to keep both guests and staff safe during the floods.
No threat or danger to lives has been experienced in the park so far and we will try our best to continue to keep all our guests in the affected camps safe.
guests that have bookings in the 4 affected camps can contact those camps directly or Central Reservations for assistance to modify their bookings while the camps remain inaccessible.
All access gates into Kruger National Park are open and guests can enter and exit the South of the park from these gates, except Crocodile Bridge. Traveling between Satara and Skukuza or Lower Sabie is not possible at this stage.
We believe that we will have the roads between Lower Sabie and Tshokwane, Tshokwane and Skukuza open by tomorrow morning, provided that the heavy rains are not persistent, allowing our technical staff time to work on these damaged and closed roads. The route between Tshokwane and Skukuza allows guests to depart Lower Sabie with the river residing. The route directly from Lower Sabie to Skukuza remains inaccessible.
All bridges and other drainage structures affected need to be inspected before we open them to traffic. Guests are advised NOT to take chances and leave any camp without checking with camp management and reception about the status of the roads they plan to travel on.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kruger. ... 818596456/

[Richprins]

phpBB [video]

[RogerFraser]

and then someone tries to drive over

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kruger. ... 810806456/

Please don't drive on closed roads. H10 low-level bridge this morning!

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[Lisbeth]

The bridge doesn't even show, but maybe they have been there for a while To end up there, they must have done something

[Richprins]

But they were trying to get to camp...