A foreign tourist can count his lucky stars that a Kruger National Park (KNP) team was able to rescue him on February 10.
The KNP confirmed that although there have been no injuries or fatalities as yet due to the heavy rainfall, there was an incident in which a tourist’s vehicle got stuck in the water at one of the bridges near Lower Sabie.
“He was rescued just in time,” said Isaac Phaahla, the spokesperson for SANParks.
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As some camps in the Kruger are being evacuated due to the weather, the park’s management urged visitors to act with caution when using roads.
The KNP managing executive, Oscar Mthimkhulu, said, “We would like to once again urge guests not to attempt to cross any bridges that are overflowing as the dangers of being washed away remain high.
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“They are further advised not to open or travel on any roads that have been closed, and not to use gravel ones. As a precautionary measure, the teams have closed gravel roads in the south and flagged camps (Talamati, Lower Sabie, Crocodile Bridge and Biyamiti) since the fall of heavy rains on the evening of February 8.
“Meanwhile, emergency teams are also closely monitoring the situation in the northern part of the park as rivers have also started rising in various parts of Limpopo.”
