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File image: Heavy rains and flooding.
Law enforcement agencies in the North West have warned motorists not to cross flooded roads and bridges. Police divers had to rescue a number of drivers trapped in their vehicles or swept away by floodwater after heavy rains.
Police in the North West province is urging community members to exercise extreme caution around dams that are filled, as well as overflowing rivers and flooded roadshttps://t.co/hKV75LACHy#ArriveAlive #Flooding @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/0fGi6K5ERK
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Areas around Vryburg and Taung are the worst affected. The N14 between Vryburg and Kuruman, the N18 near Tigerkloof, as well as the road between Schweizer-Reneke and Bloemhof, have been closed.
“Villages that are completely isolated and unreachable are Tamasikwa, Takaneng and Qho as bridges are submerged. Taung Dam is reported to be overflowing, which may exacerbate the situation in surrounding villages of Cokonyane, Modimong, Manthe and Kolong,” says the Community Safety Department Spokesperson, Alpheus Koonyaditse.
Law enforcement agencies in the North West have warned motorists not to cross flooded roads and bridges after police divers had to rescue a number of drivers trapped in their vehicles or swept away. pic.twitter.com/DkstjLSSoI
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Koonyaditse law enforcement, alongside other Government stakeholders, are still assisting motorists and assessing the situation.
“It has unfortunately come to the attention of the Department that some motorists have ignored an advisory and drove through flooded roads. Some of these motorists were stranded midway and were ultimately rescued by the law enforcement officers,” he adds.
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