Shingwedzi Flood – Exclusive Photos!

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The good news is that the rain has stopped and mobbing up operations are currently underway in some sections of the park.
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All tourists and staff who stranded have been evacuated to safety and no fatalities or injuries can be reported.
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Crocodile Bridge will be opened tomorrow, but we edge visitors to be careful  as they approach the low lying bridges in the area

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Staff members who have been caught in the floods are receiving trauma counseling at the moment
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Most of the gravel roads are inaccessible and we urge all tourists to make use of tarred roads
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H4-1 between Lower Sabie and Nkuhlu
Photo by Hendri

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Weir 4kms from Lower Sabie
Photo by Hendri

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Lower Sabie H10 Bridge
Photo by Hendri

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Another incredible video of the floods in Kruger. This is a bridge where I have never seen a drop of water in, ever!

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River by Letaba restaurant is 2M lower than 2000s flood levels
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Letaba High Water Bridge is finally under water
Tinged by Jaco

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H1-6 from Letaba side is closed!
Tinged by Jaco

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Letaba High Water Bridge is finally under water
Tinged by Elize

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Letaba river High Water Bridge is finally underwater
Photo by Elize

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Letaba Riverside Walk is flooding
Photo by Jaco

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Got stuck next to the Timbavati river with my mom and sister, after it started raining.
Had to sleep in the vehicle last night and as it got darker the river rose to 3m from the vehicle.
Got rescued at 6pm by the Kruger Parks Helicopter
what a relief
Tinged by Darren

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Letaba River
Tinged by Elize

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Low water bridge at Balule Is rising
at 11:25am
Tinged by alta

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10:00am
River Infront of stoep of Letaba restaurant is rising
Tinged by Alta

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Croc river from marloth park is rising
Tinged by Cliff

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9:40am
Crocodile Bridge is completely covered in water
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Letaba Bridge is flooding
Photo by Alta

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Olifants river is flooding
Photo by Jaco

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Letaba River is flooding
Tinged by Elize

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Low water bridge at Balule is flooding
Tinged by elize

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Letaba River is flooding
Tinged by Elize

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Bridge on H12 near Skukuza is open
Tinged by @woguacamole

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Bridge on H1-3 from Satara to Tshokwane is flooding is all open!
Tinged by @woguacamole

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Lower Sabie to Skukuza is all open!
Tinged by @woguacamole

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Floods 2013
low water bridge at shingwedzi
Photo by Lyn

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Lower Sabie H10 bridge over flowing
Photo by Karen

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Lower Sabie H10 bridge

Photo by Colleen

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Letaba High water bridge on H1-6
Photo by Elize Botes Olivier

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Letaba river
Photo by Elize Botes Olivier

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Letaba river
Photo by Elize Botes Olivier

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2 Elephants swimming in the Olifants River
Photo by Elize Botes Olivier

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Letaba River on the H14 just after 5pm on the 19th
Photo by Renata

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Matjulu River Bridge is rising
Tinged by Imraan

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Much less debris in sabie river
Tinged by Bongi

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Crocodile Bridge is still closed
Tinged by @Nooboobear

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Albasini road is closed, but S1 is open
Tinged by Steph

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H1-1 at transport dam still closed
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You can get to Skukuza from Paul Kruger Gate, Phabeni Gate & malelane gate
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Awesome footage of the flood today.
By Kruger Park Trails and Traci Robb

Warning
Crocodile Bride is over flowing completely.

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River opposite Marloth Park is continuing to rise
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Phelwana bridge on H7 from Satara towards Orpen
Flooding
Tinged by Alta

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H7 road from Satara to Orpen, just passed the view (bobbejaankrans)
No way through
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Komartipoort river is flowing into city
Tinged by River hill lodge

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River at letaba starting to rise
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H5 is flooded!
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Highest level reached top of electric fence at Tamboti camp
Starting to subside now
But camp Isolated
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Road to Skukuza staff village is closed!

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River at view from Bucklers Africa Lodge is rising high
Tinged by Amy

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Crocodile Bridge is now uncrossible
Tinged by Amy

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Sabie river outside Skukuza is rising higher and higher
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Berg en dal is getting more and more under water
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2:40pm
H7, Nsemani Dam is flooding
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1:20pm
Tshokwane & kumana Dam is flooding!
Tinged by Alta

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Letaba river on H14 at low water bridge
It’s complete over flowing
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High Level Bridge

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Warning!
Crocodile Bridge is now uncrossible

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Letaba river on H14 at low water bridge
It’s complete over flowing
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flooding outside Shingwedzi

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Crocodile Bridge is flooding
Tinged by Lyam – Tydon Safaris

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2:50pm
Letaba river / nhlanganini flooding!
Tinged by Elize

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River at malelane gate is rising and pulling down trees
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Water 1/2 a meter below Nswaka bridge. But rising fast
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N’watwitshaka bridge Has risen tremendously in the past 3 hours. Getting closer to road level
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H1-1, between H3 & Pkop is closed as bridge near transport Dam is washed away
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12:50pm
“Dry riverbed” at tamboti is now reaching fence at camp
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11:40am
Lower Sabie low water bridge flooding
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12:20pm
Low water bridge before skukuza on H11
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Crocodile Bridge is flooding
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H4-1, bridge before Nkuhlu coming from Lower Sabie is flooding
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Crocodile Bridge is flooding
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12:20pm
Crocodile Bridge is flooding!
Tinged by dirk

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Warning!
12:15pm
Olifants river is getting fuller and fuller
Tinged by Elize

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12:10pm
Lower Sabie H10 bridge is flooding
Tinged by Outlook Safaris

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12:00pm
Crocodile Bridge bridge is flooding
Tinged by Debbie

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Warning!
12:15pm
Olifants river is getting fuller and fuller
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Skukuza river is flooding
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11:55am
Crocodile Bridge gate is now closed!
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12:15pm
ALL sand roads near Crocodile Bridge are closed!!
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People in tamboti waiting to be evacuated as a river has formed surrounding the camps
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Baby Croc washed away into and rescued out of day visitors area in Letaba
pics to follow later
he’s a beauty!
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Tshokwane picnic site is closed
No water or electricity
Tinged by Vanessa

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Low level bridge in Skukuza village is flooded
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Bridge on H11 just before Skukuza camp
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Sabie river at its fullest
Tinged by Delre

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Pafuri Camp
Photo by Johan Rebel

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Sable Dam
Photo by Rene

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Rebirth of the river at Tamboti camp
Photo by Melanie

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Lower Sabie Bridge
Photo by Lyam

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Tamboti

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Byamiti causeway is completely flooded

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Stuck inside Tamboti
road leading out is floodedTinged by Hendrina

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Low water bridge at Skukuza on H1-2 is flooding
8:40
Tinged by Alta

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7:45
Nwatiwambu river on H4-1 flooded
Water running over bridge
Tinged by Alta

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It has been coming down in buckets all night at Berg-en-dal and still is.
Now Berg en Dal starting to flood
Tinged by Barbs

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H7, just inside from Orpen gate.
Road over flowing and some amazingly brave people trying their best to help stuck cars.
Tinged by Whispering Rain Farms

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S65
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Skukuza:
By Herman

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Shingwedzi

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Shingwedzi Camp
Water 1m from the fence

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Sable Dam Road

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Letaba River

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Bridge on Lower Sabie side of Nkuhlu picnic site is flooded
Had to travel to Crocodile Bridge and komartipoort and to malelane to get to Berg en dal
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H1-1 road washed away (sand collapsed)
2kms away from transport Dan
Unable to cross
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Warning!
Flooding
H7, jus after entering at orpen
Cars are getting stuck and people are trying to help
Tinged by whispering rain farms

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H5, 500m in from H4-2 completely flooded
River flowing over road
Unable to cross
Tinged by @Trent2812

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Warning!
S65 still open, but causeway is flooded.
Tinged by 1to3Safaris.com