Warning of possible flooding along Vaal River as Vaal Dam reaches full capacity

Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) on Twitter warned on Monday of possible flooding along the Vaal River after the Vaal Dam reached 100% capacity.

The Vaal Dam’s water level increased by 35.86% in the past week, according to Gauteng Weather, reaching full capacity on Monday morning for the first time in six years.

This news was celebrated on Twitter by Gauteng Weather, Johannesburg Water and the department of water and anitation.

On Sunday, two sluice gates of the dam were opened:

Johannesburg Water tweeted photos of the opened sluice gates:

On Sunday afternoon, Gauteng Weather also noted on Twitter that Gauteng had the second highest provincial dam level average in the country at 90.2% behind the Northern Cape which was at 104.7%. The worst was the Western Cape at 32.8%.

Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane on Monday announced the lifting of water restrictions in Gauteng with immediate effect.

WATCH: Vaal Dam opens sluices

On Twitter, the department of water and sanitation tweeted on Sunday that Mokonyane thanked Gauteng people for their water-saving efforts and encouraged responsible water use to be a way of life.

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