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.
Some residents had a lot of fun when rivers and dams overflowed into the streets and up to the doorsteps of houses in Potchefstroom.
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.
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.
A German television presenter really dragged her name through the mud on Monday, when she was seen dirtying her clothes shortly before reporting on a deadly flood.
As large swathes of New South Wales is hit with torrential flooding, spiders and snakes are battling to beat the rising waters.
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.
Single mother Amélia delivered her daughter, Sara, while keeping her two-year-old safe in a mango tree during floods caused by Cyclone Idai.
The floating city is experiencing its worst flood in a decade, caused by a combination of powerful storms and high tides.
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.
This past weekend, America’s fourth largest city was devastated by unprecedented floods. This photo of a group of women quickly went viral.
US flood latest. Buckingham Palace sword attack. Guptas on safari. Trump’s ridiculous pardon. Lambie wants out of Boks. Peter Thiel’s dirty funding. Hollywood’s horrible weekend.
Last week Monday, Sierra Leone experienced one of its worst natural disasters in two decades. Chances are that information might have passed you by.
Three people have already been confirmed dead in KZN as rain plunders the region, and now us Capetonians need to button down the hatches.
China’s Sichuan province has been hit with days of torrential rainfall causing deadly floods and landslides in the province. Some 220,000 people have been relocated, with 31 dead and 166 missing thus far.
Yesterday, Twitter was booming with warnings of an ominous storm that was set to break over Cape Town. Some people didn’t take the storm warnings seriously enough, and it didn’t take long for Twitpics of flooded streets to roll in. Check out the full gallery
Heavy rains and winds lashed Cape Town and its surrounds over the weekend, causing widespread damage and havoc for residents. As of this morning, disaster response teams had assisted 2 566 people in the flood-stricken areas with social relief.
Anxious Bangkok residents are steeling themselves against floods moving down from the northern part of Thailand, which are the worst to hit the country in decades. With Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra keeping everyone on edge with statements such as “I’m fifty percent confident that the inner zone of Bangkok will not be completely flooded,” it must be increasingly difficult to remain buoyant.
Human displacement aside, the floods in Pakistan have caused massive changes in the local ecology. With more than a fifith of Pakistan submerged, millions of spiders have escaped the rising waterline by moving into trees – quickly covering riverside treelines in cocoons of spiderweb. It’s creepy-looking.
It’s good to see our antipodean friends still have a sense of humour after all the flooding and disaster that’s hit them. An enterprising couple looked out their bedroom window yesterday, saw the river was coming down hectically and decided to go for a joy ride on blow up dolls when the plan, well, blew up in their faces.