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Lt Yolandi Clarence auf fb , von der auch das Foto stammt, ist die H1-1 nach dem Foto, an dieser Stelle innerhalb der letzten Stunde komplett weggebrochen, und die H1-1 gesperrt.

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 34 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Roads Update ⚠️
The gravel road S3, from Phabeni to Pretoriuskop is open. Guests can use that as an emergency detour between Skukuza and Malelane.

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 31 Min. ·
⚠️Social Media Alert⚠️
Guests are humbly reminded to please NOT remove barricades on closed roads. The roads are closed off for very good reasons while these floods persist.
Technical Services and Rangers have had to rescuer a guest who ignored the advisory as well as clear barricades today. These efforts take away from the time needed to work on damaged structures that the park relies upon.
A friendly reminder too, being outside of your vehicle in the middle of the park is dangerous. Cooperation from our loyal guests will ensure that we save lives as well as manage the floods.

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SA911 HIGHWAY PATROL
Zettie Potgieter · 3 Min. ·
Protest
Protests R40 route between Klaserie and Acornhoek Mphumalanga. Avoid the area....

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South African National Parks
Admin. 38 Min.

⚠️Social Media Alert⚠️
February 16. 07:20
Crocodile Bridge has been cleared for emergency entry and exit ONLY. The gate will remain closed for guest use until desaster recovery is complete.

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South African National Parks
Admin
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19 Min.
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⚠️Kruger Roads Update⚠️
February 16- 07:39 SAST
Balule is now open for guests from today. Access is still from the south on S89 and S90. Olifants River low water bridge remains closed.

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South African National Parks
Admin 1 Std.

Ref: 9/2/2 – 23 - KNP
Thursday , February 16, 2023
MEDIA RELEASE
KNP CONTINUES TO MONITOR DOWNPOURS
Kruger National Park (KNP) Disaster Management Teams remain on alert as the park continues to receive more rain this morning.
“We appeal for patience and cooperation from tour operators, tourists, and drivers within the KNP during this period to minimise any risk to human life and infrastructure. We are trying our level best to open passage for visitors to continue enjoying the park during this rainy period. Gravel roads in the south of the park remain closed for now and are being monitored constantly and they will be opened as soon as they are deemed safe ” said Oscar Mthimkhulu, KNP Managing Executive.
State of Rivers:
Crocodile River remains in high flow, with sustained flows from upstream, but not excessive flood conditions. The gate is open for now but the rest camp is still not admitting overnight visitors as yet and the gate is for emergency access to replenish supplies and fuel.
Sabie River remains in high flows, with sustained flows from upstream and access to Lower Sabie expected to remain closed for next 48 hours.
Olifants River remains in high flows, Lepelle Northern Water used the flood conditions as opportunity to flush the Phalaborwa Barrage creating important storage capacity for future dry conditions.
Access to the north of KNP remains open over the high-water bridge over Sabie and Olifants Rivers, although the Balule low water bridge remains closed and will remain for the foreseeable future.
The Letaba River remains in high flows although only intermittent rain is expected. There is no access at the low water bridge connection between Phalaborwa and Mopani Rest Camp, high water bridge access to far north unaffected.
Shingwedzi River remains in normal summer flow conditions.
Luvuvhu River also remains in normal summer flow, as does the Limpopo River in the far north and access to Makuleke Contractual National Park/Pafuri Section remains open - Importantly during this flood process SANParks remains in constant communication with Dept of Water & Sanitation and Catchment Management Agencies, as well as our neighbouring water management authorities in Mozambique and the provincial disaster management centres in South Africa.
Overall conditions from a river ecosystems perspective is that the flood conditions provide good natural flushing conditions for the rivers, groundwater recharge which is important for dry season flows and at this stage there is are no concerns from a conservation perspective.
All gravel and management roads in southern KNP however sustained significant damage which will only be assessed over the next 14 days as conditions start drying out and technical staff are able to get to these roads.
Forecasts: - At this stage the mid-term forecasts are for intermittent and localised rain along with a steady drying out conditions – there are some forecasts for further wet conditions in 10 days or so, however we rely on the official impact based rainfall forecasts generated by the South African Weather Services for forward planning. These new impact-based forecasts have really assisted SANParks to be proactive and pre-emptive in our planning.
Road Access:
All dirt roads in the south (Marula Region) remain closed, as are the minority in the north (Nxanetseni) due to wet conditions - The majority of tar roads in the park remain fully accessible, expect in the south with no access from Skukuza to Lower Sabie due to washing away of the road at 3 locations - Some damages to other smaller bridges but these have been assessed for safety and remain open - We strongly urge our visitors to remain vigilant and under no circumstances to access roads where barricades have been placed – there have unfortunately been a few occasions where tour operators in Open safari Vehicles have removed the barricades which might endanger the lives of their clients.
All tar roads in the park are open; except the main road between Skukuza and Lower Sabie.
The Pretoriuskop- Skukuza main road remains closed.
Talamati and Biyamiti Bush Camps are closed.
Balule is now open. Access from the south, S89 and S90. The Olifants River low water bridge is still closed.
Sable Hide closed.
Shimuwini, Bateleur and Sirheni Bush Camps open.
All Rest Camps are operational except Crocodile Bridge and Lower Sabie.
All Entrance Gates except Crocodile Bridge are open.
The restrooms at Tshokwane are currently out of order.
Skukuza Airport is operating but advises passengers to contact their lodges to get information before flying to Skukuza. The airport is currently processing passengers to and from the airport via Shelati Bridge; and all transfer companies, lodge representatives, car hire should pick up and drop off in the Skukuza Day Visitors Site which is adjacent to the train/bridge because the Sabie low level bridge is currently flooded.
The Park Management is grateful for the cooperation of both staff and visitors during this period as no life has been lost and implores visitors to be extra cautions when approaching low lying bridges. The Technical team is currently monitoring all infrastructure and carrying out repairs where possible. A full assessment of the damage caused will be done once the water has subsided.
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Issued by
South African National Parks: Kruger National Park - Communications & Marketing Department.

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South African National Parks
Admin. 7 Min.
⚠️Kruger Floods Update⚠️
February 17: 08:38 SAST
Kruger National Park Disaster Management Team is expecting more rain today which will delay the process of assesing damage to the road infrastrucute and restrict movement for visitors.
Indications are that gravel roads in the South will remain closed ,Pretoriuskop to Skukuza and Lower Sabie to Skukuza will still remain closed for repairs. Visitors should also be wary when going over low lying bridges.
The rainfall forecast shows no more than moderate rain over very wet catchments already, we may have some localised impacts.

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South African National Parks
Admin. 52 Min.
⚠️Kruger Roads Update⚠️
February 17: 08:50 SAST
The H1-1 road to Pretoriouskop and Malelane is now open for guest use. That’s the road in the south of Skukuza that was previously closed due to floods and collapse of road infrastructure.

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 16 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Roads Update⚠️
February 17: 10:03 SAST
Letaba Low Water Bridge is now open for guest use!

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 40 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Floods Update⚠️17 February 14:00
Lower Sabie, Crocodile Bridge, Biyamiti, Talamati are all closed and inaccessible to guests at least until Monday 20 Feb 2023.
Sable Dam Hide needs water to be pumped out of the facility and damage assessed. It is estimated that the hide will be closed for 2 weeks.
Updates will be posted as received.

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 5 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Floods Update⚠️
February 18: 08:20 SAST
Hazyview had mode rain last night. Sabie river is up again to the high levels we saw last week. We can thus expect river to rise again today at Skukuza. Lower Sabie bridge will be under water untill Monday by the looks of it.
Updates will be posted as received.

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 5 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Flood Update⚠️
For all guests with confirmed reservations at Lower Sabie, Crocodile Bridge, Biyamiti, Talamati and Sable Hide, please note that the camps and hide remain closed until 20th February 2023.
The following options are available:
• Credit on Hold – Guests may request for their reservation amounts to be transferred to their credit on hold for usage at a later date.
• Booking amendments – Guests may amend their bookings for later dates at their convenience.
• Alternatively, guests can enquire about alternative accommodation at non-affected camps in the Kruger National Park for this period subject to availability.

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Zettie Potgieter
55 Min. ·
*Sabie – Hazyview road (R536) permanently closed!*
Road has been closed from both sides with chevron boards, 500m before the road collapse there is another set of “Closed” boards. Trees have also been pulled over the road about 200m before the collapse. Further, there has been a load of sand dumped next to the collapse to close of the road. There are also more signs of more road collapses to follow.
If you need to be on the other side of Frankfort (approx. halfway between Sabie and Hazyview), you need to take an alternative route.

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 9 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Flood Updates ⚠️
19 February 2023
- Outlook for today, scattered showers in the afternoon and early evening
- Mid range forecast for the lowveld region to have a drying out phase over the next week
- Tropical Storm Freddy is currently in the central Indian Ocean and on course to impact central Madagascar on the 21 February, whereafter it will dissipate in intensity and present forecast it will track towards central Mozambique around the city of Beira and then head inland over northern Zimbabwe. The KNP makes use of the official forecast from Indian Ocean cyclone monitoring centre on La Reunion Island (http://www.meteo.fr/.../La.../webcmrs9.0/anglais/index.html) and relies on the localised impact based forecast from the South African Weather Service, which at this stage implies there will be limited affect on north-eastern South Africa. We monitor the updates closely as/when conditions change.
- In terms of river flows, the past week has seen continuous but patchy rain, with the most significant rains being in the headwaters of the Sabie River and Crocodile River, as a result this has maintained high summer flows down towards the KNP and as a result we expect Lower Sabie and Crocodile Bridge access to guests to remain closed for the next 48 hours at least
- As a result of these significant rains the Inyaka Dam on the Sabie River now over 100%, the first time in 7 years and is now spilling, this is good news for it’s users for the upcoming winter season. All important dams upstream of KNP now spilling, namely, Blyde Dam on the Olifants, Tzaneen Dam on the Letaba, Nandoni Dam on the Luvuvhu
- The Olifants River remains in high flow conditions (>550 cumec), but high level bridge access to the north of KNP remains open, Balule low water bridge will remain inaccessible for the foreseeable
- Letaba River (>130 cumec) also have good summer flows but not in flood conditions at this stage
- Shingwedzi River in moderate flows at this stage
- Limpopo River is good summer flows (>600 cumec at Beitbridge) but not flood condition, and the Luvuvhu River is also having good summer flows, but not in flood – this is great replenishment conditions for the Makuleke Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance
- KNP notes the impacts these flows are now having downstream as counterparts in Mozambique have had to increase discharges significantly from Massingir Dam on the Olifants Rivers and the Corumana Dam on the Sabie River and applaud the authorities there for issuing early warnings to their stakeholders
- No significant ecological impacts have been noted at this stage, will wait for the waters to recede in order to monitor further
- Most dirt road access in southern KNP still remains closed as the smaller streams and crossings are still flowing quite strong.

Gruß Gina

Vorsicht! Regenwarnung!

Ob der tropische Zyklon Feddy den Park direkt treffen wird oder nicht,
darüber gehen die Vorhersagen noch auseinander.
Was sie aber aus heutiger Sicht vorhersagen, sind unglaubliche Regenmengen:

Punda Maria Mo 27.Feb 91mm, https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-963874/Republic%20of%20South%20Africa/Limpopo/Vhembe%20District%20Municipality/Punda%20Maria

Letaba Sa 25.Feb 106mm, So 26.Feb 128mm, Mo 27.Feb 261mm, https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-983039/Republic%20of%20South%20Africa/Limpopo/Mopani%20District%20Municipality/Letaba

Skukuza Sa 25.Feb 415mm, So 26.Feb 164mm, https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-954955/Republic%20of%20South%20Africa/Mpumalanga/Ehlanzeni%20District/Skukuza

Crocodile Bridge Sa 25.Feb 159mm, So 26.Feb 356mm, https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-987175/Republic%20of%20South%20Africa/Mpumalanga/Ehlanzeni%20District/Krokodilbrug

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 18 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Roads Update⚠️
All Gravel roads in the south are still closed, except for S3 which is open between H1-1 & S1.
More updates will be posted as received.

Gruß Gina

South African National Parks
Admin
· 20 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Floods Update⚠️
KNP FLOODS UPDATE 20 FEB 2023 at 09h30
Talamati Bushveld Camp open from today. Access via S36 and S145 from the east. The teams are still preparing damage on S140 from Orpen.
Sable Dam Hide: Still closed, at least until 6 March 2023.
Biyamiti Bushveld Camp: Still closed, at least until Monday 27 Feb 2023.
Crocodile Bridge and Lower Sabie: Still closed today 20 Feb 2023. The Sabie River is still flowing over the bridge at Lower Sabie. Access over the Crocodile Bridge will still be monitored today. We hope to open both camps to guests on Tuesday 21 Feb 2023.
All gravel roads in the south of the KNP are still closed, except for S3 between Numbi Gate and Phabeni Gate S1 and H1-1.

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South African National Parks
Admin
· 16 Min. ·
⚠️Kruger Floods Update⚠️
21 February 2023- 09:30am SAST
Kruger National Park Management is happy to announce that the following camps are now open:
Talamati Bushveld Camp- Access is from Orpen on S140 or from Satara on S36 then S145 from the east.
Crocodile Bridge and Lower Sabie: Both camps are open from today 21 Feb 2023 for guests.
Please note that access and exit for Lower Sabie is only via Crocodile Bridge Gate. The main tar road H4-1 between Skukuza and Lower Sabie remains closed.
Satara is NOT accessible from Lower Sabie until the bridge at Lower Sabie Rest Camp is cleared and safe.
All gravel roads in the south of the KNP are still closed, except for S3 between Numbi Gate and Phabeni Gate S1 and H1-1. The teams are busy with repairs on all gravel roads.
Sable Hide remains closed until 06 March 2023
Biyamiti Bushvel Camp remains closed until 27 March 2023.
For all guests with confirmed bookings at Biyamiti Bushveld Camp and Sable Hide, please note that the following options remain available:
• Credit on Hold – Guests may request for their reservation amounts to be transferred to their credit on hold for usage at a later date.
• Booking amendments – Guests may amend their bookings for later dates at their convenience.
• Alternatively, guests can enquire about alternative accommodation at non-affected camps in the Kruger National Park for this period subject to availability.

Gruß Gina

South African National Parks
Admin
· 5 Min. ·
At 06h15 SAST:
Finally Lower Sabie bridge looking very promising with water subsiding for the first time since the rain started on 09/02/2023. The situation will be closely monitored and a decision made just after 09h00 SAST. Shout out to the Disaster Team that has been working and closely monitoring and sensing the situation since the beginning of the floods.

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