A family from Khutsong had to be evacuated from their home on Monday night after a sinkhole caved in at their yard.

Gauteng’s Emergency Medical Services manager of these services in the West Rand District, Jurgens Bence, said emergency services had to rush to the assistance of the Magano family, who stayed at Rest In Peace.

The huge sinkhole collapsed under the wall between them and their neighbours. A section of wall inside the house also started to collapse as other parts of their house are also badly cracked. All seven members of the household were rescued without injuries.

The Herald has since learned from authorities that the residents of the house next doors have also been evacuated.

The heavy rain also led to the collapse of a part of the side of the newly tarred Checha Street in Khutsong.

Monday afternoon’s heavy rain also caused several motorists to temporarily get stuck in flood water just after the turn-off to Carletonville Mall.

The Merafong City Local Municipality’s marketing and communications manager, Temba Fezani, said on Tuesday afternoon that a total of 94.3mm of rain was measured at the weather station at the Oberholzer Waste Water Plant since January 1.

A total of 97mm of rain were measured at Kokosi during the same period. Some residents of Welverdiend, however, had measured more than 130mm by 07:00 on Tuesday morning.

“When such an event occurs and is reported to the municipality, it gets directed to the relevant department immediately. The department sends the necessary people to go and attend to the matter,” was the municipality’s only answer about the new sinkhole at Rest In Peace.