Floods and Damages

Discussions on Kruger of a General Nature
User avatar
nan
Posts: 26304
Joined: Thu May 31, 2012 9:41 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Central Europe
Contact:

Re: 2014 Floods in Kruger - Road Closures

Post by nan »

incredible how many years were needed for this bridge 0*\
and still nothing -O-

I love this bridge... normaly there is a lot of Boons here ;-)


Kgalagadi lover… for ever
https://safrounet.piwigo.com/
User avatar
Bushveld Jock
Posts: 2001
Joined: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:52 pm
Contact:

Re: 2014 Floods in Kruger - Road Closures

Post by Bushveld Jock »

Same problem at Shingwedzi low water bridge. In that case you need to move away the sand along the bridge and then no issue of forming a pool on the bridge. :O^


Kgalagadi: Dec 2015
KNP Maroela, Shingwedzi & Pretoriuskop: March 2016
User avatar
Flutterby
Posts: 44150
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:28 pm
Country: South Africa
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Contact:

Re: 2014 Floods in Kruger - Road Closures

Post by Flutterby »

Too much work, not enough interest! :O^


User avatar
Bushcraft
Posts: 13359
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 2:59 pm
Location: KZN, South Africa
Contact:

Re: 2014 Floods in Kruger - Road Closures

Post by Bushcraft »

Flutterby wrote:Too much work, not enough interest! :O^
Sad, but the timeline leans this direction :-(


BluTuna
Posts: 3502
Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:44 am
Country: RSA
Location: Randburg
Contact:

Re: 2014 Floods in Kruger - Road Closures

Post by BluTuna »

According to Olifants reception, work is due to start on the Balule bridge today! They said that work was due to be finished by the end of June! There was some activity last week but I thing they were just clearing the access to the bridge.

Shingwedzi low level bridge is open but you have to drive through a puddle in the middle of it.


Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
User avatar
Bushcraft
Posts: 13359
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 2:59 pm
Location: KZN, South Africa
Contact:

Re: 2014 Floods in Kruger - Road Closures

Post by Bushcraft »

Thanks BT \O


User avatar
Richprins
Committee Member
Posts: 75838
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 3:52 pm
Location: NELSPRUIT
Contact:

Re: 2013 Floods and Damage Updates

Post by Richprins »

Some good news:

Andre Botha of the EWT (Endangered Wildlife Trust) has reported over the Afrikaans radio station (RSG) that they have completed their annual bird census along the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park.
During the previous week two teams moved along on either side of the total length of the river from where it enters the KNP south of Phalaborwa until where it flows into Mozambique.
All stationary and birds flying downstream as well as crocodiles and hippos were counted and recorded.
All the collected data still has to be processed and analysed.
He reported that after the floods during the period 2012 – 2013 the riverine bush changed dramatically, much of the growth and debris had been washed away.
The scrubbing away of the silt and accumulated pollutants that had settled over many years, his mentioning this was really good news was as much of the algae that was visible also seems to have been washed away by the floods.
The above is all very good news as the Olifants River system is the most pollution pressured in our country, it starts just west of Gauteng and ends up in the Limpopo in Mozambique, with much industrial, agricultural, mining and human effluent ending up in this once clear and unpolluted system.
He also reported that three pairs of Pel’s Fishing Owls were sighted, the number of Storks, Herons and Darters appeared to have increased. No comment was made about Hippos and Crocodiles.


Please check Needs Attention pre-booking: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=322&t=596
User avatar
Amoli
Posts: 6032
Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:30 am
Country: South Africa
Location: Kempton Park
Contact:

Re: 2013 Floods and Damage Updates

Post by Amoli »

Great news RP. Would they publish the count of animals and birds once the data has been worked through. ?


Pretoriuskop
Satara
Shingwedzi
20-30 Dec 2014
User avatar
Richprins
Committee Member
Posts: 75838
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 3:52 pm
Location: NELSPRUIT
Contact:

Re: 2013 Floods and Damage Updates

Post by Richprins »

-O-


Please check Needs Attention pre-booking: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=322&t=596
User avatar
Flutterby
Posts: 44150
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:28 pm
Country: South Africa
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Contact:

Re: 2013 Floods and Damage Updates

Post by Flutterby »

Thanks RP. \O


Locked

Return to “Kruger Information & General Discussion Forum”