It is understood that the dam can typically contain an overflow of up to 115%, and as it stands, the dam is 120% full.
The greater Kruger National Park has been lashed by heavy rains since Friday, with rivers overflowing and roads being cut off by the surging water.
The harsh lightning and thunderstorms began in the Mother City on Sunday night and continued into Monday, causing major floods and damage in some areas like Gordon’s Bay and Paarl.
Every so often, one comes across a story that sounds so far-fetched it can’t possibly be true. Then you look a little closer, realise that it took place in the Midwestern United States, and it sort of makes sense.
In just a couple of days, with extreme bouts of torrential rain, the death toll soared past 1 100 and water overwhelmed as much as a third of the country, satellite images show.
There are some things you cannot control, like a freak storm, but planning can still be put in place to try and mitigate the impact of such weather conditions.
A number of crocodiles escaped from the Crocodile Creek Farm between Tongaat and Ballito this week after the fence was damaged in the floods.
Residents say the death toll is likely higher than the official count from authorities, with drone videos showing the full extent of the destruction.
In Durban North there was canoeing, and in Hillcrest, someone whipped out their surfboard and slid down the flooded fairway at Cotswold Downs.
People across the province are contending with heavy downpours, flooded streets, mudslides, and structural collapses.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) sent out a yellow severe weather warning for parts of the Western Cape from Thursday, November 25 until Saturday, November 27.
Climate Central has shown how Cape Town’s urban areas can expect to change in the event of increased temperatures, which can cause sea levels to rise substantially.
As you switch on your electric blanket tonight, before climbing into bed, spare a thought for the many Capetonians who won’t enjoy a good night’s rest.
As large swathes of New South Wales is hit with torrential flooding, spiders and snakes are battling to beat the rising waters.
Cyclone Eloise, since downgraded to Tropical Storm Eloise, tore through the Kruger National Park and other parts of South Africa this weekend.
A burst pipe in Sea Point has left two roads flooded, and residents in the area without water.
Power outages, damaged homes, totalled cars, and uprooted trees – the weather this weekend was hectic.
2020 is shaping up to be a difficult year, and the next decade could be much of the same when it comes to flooding.
Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice following the worst flooding in more than 50 years.
In preparation for Hurricane Florence, people living on the Carolina coast were warned to prepare for “the storm of a lifetime”.
It’s about to get rough for Cape Town and surrounding areas, as widespread rains and thunderstorms are heading straight for the drought-stricken province.
A combination of a storm, a burst pipe, and epic levels of mismanagement caused delays of up to four days at one of America’s busiest airports. People were not impressed.
The U.S. state of Louisiana is currently underwater as records were broken, rain falling heavily over the weekend and leaving havoc in its wake.
Three people have already been confirmed dead in KZN as rain plunders the region, and now us Capetonians need to button down the hatches.
Mass flooding all over Southeast England has some parts of the UK looking more like Venice. It is the wettest January the country has seen since 1766. The Thames River is a major concern as more than 1100 homes have flooded along its banks in London during the past weeks.
If you were doubting the reported scale of the flooding in Somerset West, you can stop that right now. This insane aerial footage gives the clearest insight into the severity and spread of this weekend’s flooding in Somerset West, outside of Cape Town. Shot by Air Flow, the video description reads as follows: Flooding in […]
A homeless man perished from the cold on Main Road in Kuilsriver yesterday. Police happened upon two men huddled under cardboard boxes outside a 7 Eleven. When neither of the men responded to a greeting, police investigated and found the pair to be unresponsive. One of the two men was already dead, while the second […]
These pics were recently sent in by a 2oceansviber caught in today’s flooding. ‘Ell, but it’s wet hey?
This really does look like a scene from a horrific, science-fiction film in which spiders take over the world. Unfortunately for arachnaphobes, and most of Wagga Wagga’s population, it’s very real, and is the result of spiders escaping floodwaters.
Large parts of the Kruger National Park have been completely closed off until further notice, and more than two dozen people have had to be airlifted to safety following heavy rains and flooding in the area.