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By Rapula Moatshe 
18h ago
Pretoria – Downpours over the weekend have wreaked havoc in the city since Friday, according to the City of Tshwane Department of Emergency Services.
A tree was uprooted by the storm on Nelson Mandela Drive in Arcadia on Friday afternoon.
Emergency Management Services spokesman Charles Mabaso said firefighters removed the tree.
Several other trees were uprooted by the storm.
Flower Street in Capital Park was littered with debris due to flooding at the low-water bridge, but it was cleaned up by firefighters.
A vehicle was reported floating in the water at Dooringpoort on Amandelboom Street. Fortunately, the occupant of the vehicle escaped unscathed. The road was temporarily closed.
A vehicle that was stuck was recovered after water sank on Steve Biko and Nico Smith streets.
Two vehicles were also trapped in the water on the Irene Bridge on Nellmapius Road. The occupants escaped without injuries.
At Centurion, Zeigler Street and End Street were also flooded.
A house was flooded on Marija Street in Annlin. The water had already dropped to knee level when firefighters arrived. Part of the roof had collapsed.
Mabaso said that five houses were flooded in Unit 7b, Kudube, Hammanskraal.
“We activated the highway and stormwater team through the Department of Regional Operations in Region 2 to channel the flow of water in that area, in accordance with the City of Tshwane’s flood incident management plan,” he said.
Several roads in Mamelodi were flooded, causing traffic congestion.
Mabaso said firefighters were on high alert around Centurion Lake and the hotel as the water rose. He said the water decreased and there were no incidents of flooding.
Life-threatening flood incidents can be reported through the City’s toll-free 107 emergency number.
Pretoria News
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