Flooded roads and rain damage in the Moot, west and north of Pta
A Rietondale resident returned home on Monday morning to discover that his house has been hit by a landslide.
Several roads in the Moot, west and north of Pretoria were closed due to heavy rains in the area today.
In the north of Pretoria, the R101 towards Bon Accord has been closed after the Apies River overflowed, said Charles Kemp of the Sinoville CPF.
“The low-water bridges in Amandel and Rachel de Beer roads have also been closed,” he said.
Kemp said the N4 highway in a westbound direction, between the N1 highway and Rosslyn should also be avoided.
The Sinoville Centre was also flooded earlier.
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In the Moot, the Capital Park low-water bridge has also been closed from Es’kia Mphahlele Drive to Flowers Street, said Hercules CPF chairperson Johan van Staden.
In Rietondale, resident Gustav Dippenaar returned home on Monday to discover that his house has been hit by a landslide.
“Around 9:30 this morning, I received a very distressed call from my domestic worker,” he said.
“All the windows on the north side of my house are completely broken.”
He said the landslide was due to the heavy rain and the ground moving.
Van Staden said a crisis centre has been opened in Van der Hoff Road and Moot Street.
“Deysel Street and Van Der Hoff Road close to the Coke factory should also be avoided,” he said.
According to community activist, Johan Cloete, Bremer Street through the Daspoort tunnel should be avoided.
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Other streets that should be avoided included Vom Hagen Street near Rebecca Street, Wilhelm Street and Charl Cilliers Street.
The Tshwane metro also said the following halls were converted into crisis centres:
– Mamelodi Hall
– Rethabile Hall
Contact: Thabitha Kekama – 072-226-3078.
– Stanza Bopape Hall
Contact: Lucas Msibi – 082-580-6707
– Ikageng Hall
– Nellmapius Hall
Contact: Lyborn Mudau – 072-146-4125
Silverton Hall
Contact: Annetjie Swart – 082-443-5503
Eersterust Civic and Eersterust Stadium
Contact: Queenie Plaaitjies – 082-060-1832.
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