Meanwhile, Johannesburg emergency management services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi has issued a stern warning to residents in low-lying areas to remain on high alert for possible flooding in the province. This comes as heavy rains lashed large parts of Johannesburg on Friday night.
Mulaudzi says floods and damage to homes have been reported in parts of Gauteng – particularly the west. He says while no major incidents were reported, residents living in low-lying areas have to be vigilant during this time.
“So far throughout the City of JHB, we have not received any major incidents due to rainfall overnight, however, we still remain on high alert monitoring most of our low lying areas. This would be most of our informal areas throughout the City since we know that when we have rainfalls those would be the hardest hit. We are also monitoring all seven regions of the City so that we can be able to respond to any emergency which might occur. We have got our swift water unit on hig
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RAIN caused havoc over the weekend and even left a hospital flooded.
Videos circulating on social media show water flowing down the stairs and seeping into rooms through the cracks under doors at Leratong Hospital in Mogale City, Gauteng.
Another video showed a brick wall collapsing while in a third one, a woman could be heard shouting: “The hospital is flooding! 2021, guys, we are dying here in Leratong. This is ward 14, guys!”
Hospital CEO Keke Moloi said the incident happened at night and the water had been cleared by Sunday 3 December.
Services restored at Leratong Hospital after overnight floods Citizen reporter
Services have been restored at Leratong Hospital, after overnight floods affected various sections of the building. Image: Twitter/@WestRandHealth All frontline areas, the emergency casualty area and X-ray departments were all affected, as well as patient records and all wards on the ground floor of the hospital.
Various setions of Leratong Hospital were adversely affected by floods from late on Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday morning.
All frontline areas, the emergency casualty area and X-ray departments were all affected, as well as patient records and all wards on the ground floor of the hospital, said CEO Dr Keke Moloi.