Parts of the greater Garden Route area have experienced flooding after heavy rainfall on Sunday. The areas included parts of Oudtshoorn, where 52mm of rainfall was recorded between Sunday and Monday. | nickymccain
The areas included parts of Oudtshoorn, where 52mm of rainfall was recorded between Sunday and Monday.
Heavy rain and rising rivers resulted in the closure of Meiringspoort. The road was still closed on Monday morning as teams started to assess the damage and clean up."The river is flowing extremely strongly, and the public is being urged to please not to travel that route," the Oudtshoorn municipality said in a statement.
On Sunday, the municipality said its control room was"flooded with phone calls due to the current flood crisis caused by the heavy rains".In addition, Calitzdorp Hot Springs closed after"severe flooding". The main building and Roman bath area have been affected, as well as the camping area and some of the resort roads.
According to South African Weather Service forecaster Khanyisa Makubalo, other parts of the Garden Route recorded significant rainfall.Colin Denier, head of the Western Cape's disaster management service, said no other flooding incidents were reported.We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
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