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Officials continue to assess the flood-damaged infrastructure.
The South African National Parks says millions of Rands will be required to repair flood-damaged infrastructure in the Kruger National Park. Several camps, roads and bridges within the park in Mpumalanga and Limpopo have been severely affected by the recent floods.
Some parts of the park including Skukuza Camp are operating partially while officials continue to assess the flood-damaged infrastructure.
WATCH | Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Willie Aucamp says early estimates of the damage caused by the floods at Kruger National Park are at around half a billion rand. pic.twitter.com/HUN7qySMjj
— SABC News (@SABCNews) January 22, 2026
SANParks CEO Hapiloe Sello says they are overestimating over R500 million.
“We also really have to commend our staff on the ground and just to indicate that we put safety first and our staff was disaster ready and that is why we look back at the physical destruction. But we are also wallowing in sadness, but we’re very proud of the fact that there’s no loss of life and no serious injuries. We have a situation of over 500 staff that are still cut off. Their well-being is being looked after. We are delivering food parcels to them.”
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