Search continues for man after boat is swept over the Roodeplaat Dam wall
Tshwane Emergency Services (TEMS) and police teams are still searching for a man who was in a boat that went over the Roodeplaat Dam wall in the north east of the city on Saturday.
There were two people on board the boat, and one managed to escape at the time of the incident.
TEMS spokesperson Charles Mabaso says the search started immediately after the incident was reported on Saturday.
"We received a call where it was reported that on Saturday two men who were in a small boat had their boat swept over the dam wall, but one managed to escape.
"A search was conducted yesterday for a second man where after rescuers discovered a piece of a broken boat about 150m away from the Roodeplaat Dam.
"The search was later called off by the South African Police Services (SAPS) and it will continue today also being led by the SAPS. We have activated some team members who will lead the search."
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On Friday, a vehicle was also swept away by the Hennops River in Centurion and the body was recovered on Sunday morning.
Mabaso says emergency personnel had to wait for the water to subside before the rescue mission could commence in the Clubview area.
"It's a recovery in the Hennops Centurion River, that vehicle was swept off when we had the rain on Friday.
"The search could not be continued on Saturday because of the high waters. When the water water subsided yesterday there was a further search hence the recovery of the body yesterday."
The rain over the weekend has caused havoc in Gauteng and especially in Tshwane.
Some 900 people have been relocated to community halls in various aras following severe flash floods from Centurion in the south to Mamelodi in the east.
