Tshwane motorist rescued from flooded streets
Tshwane emergency services rescued a female motorist from a flooded road on Tuesday morning.
The woman was trapped in her vehicle in a flooded area at End and Rabie Street in Centurion
]Tshwane EMS spokesperson Charles Mabaso says she was rescued unharmed.
"She has not sustained any injuries. The vehicle remains trapped.
"We are continuing to make a plea to motorists not to attempt to cross low-lying bridges and roads. We call on the residents where barriers have been placed not to open the barriers and cross the roads."
In a separate incident in the north of Tshwane, a person was trapped in a flooded shack in Soshanguve near Soutpan Road.
Mabaso says emergency services were dispatched to Soshanguve to conduct an assessment.
I’d like to plead with all motorists and pedestrians not to try cross flooded roads and bridges. This morning our Tshwane Emergency Services rescued a female driver trapped on a flooded road in her vehicle in Centurion. I want to thank our EMS teams for a successful rescue. pic.twitter.com/OxZDZbijSo
— Mayor Cilliers Brink (@tshwane_mayor) April 9, 2024
