Flash floods continue to affect some Tshwane areas, vehicles drive on flooded roads

Motorists faced driving through flooded roads as different areas of Pretoria experienced flash floods on Friday afternoon.

The South African Weather Service issued a level four warning of heavy rains which would result in the flooding of roads and informal settlements.

These weather conditions were expected to occur throughout the Gauteng province. The heavy rains were expected to occur from Friday 04:00 until Saturday 02:00. SAWS warned that the flash floods could pose danger to life. In Tshwane, roads such as Codonia Avenue in Waverly in the Moot of Pretoria were flooded. Motorists drove through the flooded roads.

This was the same situation in some parts of Montana in the north of Pretoria. Low water bridges in Centurion also experienced floods from Friday morning.

Around 11:00 on Friday, a vehicle had to be recovered after it got stuck in the flooded Blackwood bridge.

Tshwane emergency services spokesperson, Charles Mabaso warned that it was risky to cross a low water bridge when flooded.

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The Tshwane emergency services department has identified the following areas as flooding hotspots during heavy rains: 

(Please note that flooding may occur in any other area that has not been mentioned below as circumstances that may lead to flooding are dependent on multiple factors):

Region 1

– Block KK informal settlement

Region 2

– Parts of Refentse (Stinkwater)

– Parts of Suurman and Sekampaneng

– Parts of Majaneng

Region 3

– The low water bridges in:

– Es’kia Mphahlele and Van der Hoff – Apies River

– Rebecca and N4

– Schutter and N4 train bridge

– Schutter and WF Nkomo

– Rogerdyson and Industrial train bridge

Region 4

– End and Rabie streets

– Blackwood Street

– Centurion Lake Hotel’s bridge

– Nellmapius bridge

– Littelton Street

– Super Sport Park bridge

Region 6

– Rubenstein, Moreleta dam

– Roussow, Willows

– Old Bronkhorstpruit

– Watermeyer/Pretoria Road

– Silverlakes

– Banana bridge Mamelodi

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