Here are some amazing but shocking shots of the huge river of water and debris flows that rampaged through Santareme yesterday morning (15 September 2012) early causing mayhem and havoc in its wake.
These photos, most of which have been taken by St Francis Bay resident, Anni Macleod, show the debris flows in various parts of Santareme .
Here are more photos of the flash flood when it hit Santareme – photos taken by Anni Macleod:
Below are two photos taken by St Francis Chronicle which show work being done by the municipality today (a Sunday) to do some damage control and restore the roads somewhat.
By 10 am this morning municipal officials had already filled in the huge craters created in Tom Brown Boulevard that are visible in photos taken by this paper yesterday. These photos and an accompanying , comprehensive article about the flash flood, depict damage done by the huge torrents of debris and water. See:
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Yes the tragedy of it all, is on seeing this I sent a message to a person I know in Johannesburg’s son, as well as through ”St. Francis Connect” directly to the person concerned. ”Still waiting for one word only ”Thankyou!” Still waiting!