Some Kruger camps re-open after floods

Posted by Kati Auld on 24 January 2013

Finally, it seems that the flooding that has plagued the Kruger National Park this year is backing off. SANParks latest update provides a list of camps and gates which are now open, following intensive clean-up operations.

Roger Jones kindly sent us photos of the clean-up process: these were taken at the bridge on the H1-6 main route, just North of Letaba.

Letaba bridge, Kruger floods, 2013

H1-6 bridge near Letaba, hard hit. Photo by Roger Jones

  • Lower Sabie
  • Malelane
  • Mopani (via Letaba only)
  • Olifants
  • Orpen (only accessible from Orpen Gate – no internal access from KNP)
  • Pretoriuskop
  • Punda Maria (only accessible from Punda Maria Gate – no internal access from KNP)
  • Skukuza.

Camps Closed:

  • Bateleur (flooded & access)
  • Balule (services)
  • Biyamiti (access), Maroela (access)
  • Roodewal (access)
  • Shimuwini (partially flooded & access)
  • Shingwedzi (major flood damage),
  • Shipindane Hide (access),
  • Sirheni,
  • Sable Dam Hide
  • Talamati (partially flooded & access),
  • Tamboti (fencing & access)
  • Tsendze.
Letaba bridge, Kruger floods

The clean up begins. Photo by Roger Jones

 

Open Picnic Spots:

•           Afsaal

•           Masorini

•          Nkuhlu

•          Nwanetsi

•         Tshokwane

 

Closed Roads Inside the Park:

•           Skukuza to Pretoriuskop (H1-1) breach at Transport Dam.

•          Olifants River causeway at Balule

•           Causeways over Sabie and Sand Rivers between Skukuza and Tshokwane (H1-2). Guests to use alternative       via H4-1 and H12.

•           Orpen to Satara (H7) breach over Phelwani River.

•           Shingwedzi Camp and Day Visitor Site are not accessible to the public.

•           Shingwedzi to Punda Maria/Pafuri (H1-7)

 

Please note: all gravel roads are still closed.

 

Gates Open:

•           Crocodile Bridge

•           Malelane

•           Orpen (only Orpen Camp can be accessed – not into the rest of Kruger)

•           Numbi

•           Phabeni

•           Phalaborwa

•           Punda Maria (only Punda Maria Camp can be accessed – not into the rest of Kruger)

•           Kruger

•           Giriyondo Border Post (4×4 vehicles only)

 

Gates Closed:

•           Pafuri

 

Important Notes:

SANParks urges guests to use water sparingly as camps/ gates and picnic spots in many areas operate on emergency pumps and boreholes with limited capacity.

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