‘People could only watch as their household possessions floated away’

[Binary_Bark]

Hundreds of people have been left homeless in Gauteng, particularly in Mamelodi near Pretoria, following incessant rain over the past week.
About 150 people who were trapped in a church in Mamelodi following flash floods that hit the area on Monday have been rescued.

Two deaths were reported, but this has yet to be confirmed by police.

Thobile Mashinini, 44, from Mamelodi was walking home when a massive body of water carried shacks away and toppled parked vehicles.

“People could only watch as their household possessions floated away. Whole shacks started to move and some were toppled,” said Mashinini.

Gauteng Floods: ‘People could only watch as their household possessions floated away’

On Monday a near disaster greeted the people of Gauteng as incessant downpours caused widespread flooding and devastation. After the chaos, residents recall the moment the waters took everything they owned.

www.dailymaverick.co.za