The Cape of Storms in South Africa is true to its reputation, as we have had tons of water here, still raining now and more rain is on its way.
Not a pleasant experience, as it is cold and one had to wash out of a bucket again.
We had a level 6 warning of storm rains arriving and creating havoc all over the place. What they didn't tell us, is that our area's electrical sub-station would also be flooded, leaving us with no electricity from 8 am yesterday to 7 am this morning. I feel for the moms with the babies and for the old people during these situations, and the working class also had to take great care on the roads. Many roads here were dammed, and cars got stuck due to the water wetting the engines. Several townships were also flooded again, and such is life at the moment.
I will try here to show you the strength of the water.
The first two photos in the post are of a flooded house that is situated right next to the river.
I was out at first light this morning praying for the electricity to be restored, and by grace the street lights came on as I stood outside our house telling me that the power is restored.
So of course, we had to go out to go and see what was happening in nature, as we were told that the river had burst its banks.
A dam where there shouldn't be a dam, as I have shown you many times before that this is our local park.
The power of the water rattled this gate post and you can see the head of the other column laying there on the grass.
A full grown tree was simply uprooted by the flood.
Here below is a closer look at the tree.
And that old hollowed out guy also didn't stand a chance of surviving.
Finally, imagine how it is to try and wade through this dam with your car on your way to work.
We half-and-half expected this, but we didn't reckon that the electrical transformers would be knocked out, and obviously neither did the council. The poor guys had to work through the night to try and reconnect the power to our area. We have recently acquired an inverter battery machine to protect us against the power cuts, but the battery can only last to a maximum of 4 hours. So, a 23-hour power cut will leave us in a boat with no paddles. Fortunately, we have a little gas stove that served us well to heat water to wash with. There are others out there that have nothing, and I will show you some mattresses and clothing that were washed down river. They originate from the poor people that sleep under the bridges and now they have nothing. Such a sad state.
I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
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