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Foto’s: Vloedwater tref verskeie strate in Potchefstroom

Verskeie strate in Oewersig en die Heilige Akker is met water bedek.

November 15, 2022

Wouter Pienaar, Potchefstroom Herald 1 minute read

Johannes Dreyerstraat in die Heilige Akker is vanoggend vol water. Foto: Potchefstroom First Responders/Mooirivier Beskerming

Vloedwater het deur die loop van gisteraand en vanoggend (14-15 November) veroorsaak dat strate in die Heilige Akker en Oewersig naby aan die Mooirivier aan die noorde kant van Potchefstroom oorspoel.

Die oorsaak hiervan is weens die baie reën wat die afgelope naweek vir die Klerkskraaldam en Boskopdam laat oorloop het.

Inwoners het foto’s van hulle strate geneem waar die Mooirivier se water opgestoot het en die strate in mini-riviere verander het. Van hierdie strate is Johannes Dreyerstraat, Langenhovenstraat (Heilige Akker) sowel as Van Rooystraat in Oewersig.

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Langenhovenstraat was vol water vanoggend. Foto: Prof Dewald van Niekerk

Van Rooystr in Oewersig. Foto: Dr. Chrsto le Roux.

Nooddienste was vanoggend by die geaffekteerde areas.

Johannes Dreyerstr in Heilige Akker. Foto: Donald Moodie

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November 15, 2022

Wouter Pienaar, Potchefstroom Herald 1 minute read

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.