Flooding in Soweto after heavy rains saddens South Africans

• Soweto residents experienced flooding due to the heavy rains that recently fell in Gauteng
• The South African Weather Service had previously warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain
• South Africans believed that poor drainage systems were responsible for the flooded streets in the townships

Tebogo Mokwena, Short messages Current affairs journalist, covered contemporary issues including food, energy, load shedding, fuel prices and environmental matters during his seven years at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News.

SOWETO, JOHANNESBURG – The storm in Gauteng left Soweto’s streets flooded and many South Africans pointed the finger at the government, accusing it of failing to adequately maintain drainage systems.

Streets flooded in Soweto

The South African Meteorological Service recently warned that severe thunderstorms and localized flooding would occur in Gauteng and other parts of the country.

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The downpour caused many streets in Gauteng to be flooded, and Soweto residents were not spared. During the heavy rains, cars got stuck on the road and many became stranded and unable to move forward. This included Klipvalley Road near Nancefield Hostel, where cars and emergency services were stranded.

South Africans blame the government

Speaking about the flood, Nertiens blamed the government for failing to properly maintain drainage systems in Soweto’s townships.

Henson Mkhwanazi said:

“If the ANC government maintained drainage systems, we would not have been flooded.”

Mpehle Ka Mzu Ncumani said:

“Drainage systems.”

Xabhashe Makhatini said:

“Whoever won the tender for work on Killer Road did a very poor job. Congratulations to him for hitting the jackpot and getting the money for free.”

Moshe Moses Selomo said:

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“Just one day of rain brings flooding.”

Kelvin Pirates Musanda said:

“If people stop throwing everything into the sewer, this will be avoided.”

Mpho Gaseemelwe said:

“Most of the streets were flooded because people were throwing their garbage everywhere.”

Floods in the Western Cape leave thousands homeless

In a related article Short messages reported that the 2024 Western Cape floods displaced 4000 people.

About 1,000 homes were displaced during the flooding, accompanied by damaging winds and heavy rains. Many South Africans were worried about the homeless.

Source: Briefly News