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Latest update on the Kruger National Park floods

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Date: 25th January 2013

Kruger National Park (KNP) flood update as at 19:00 on 26 January 2013

Camps Open:

Berg- en- Dal,  Biyamiti, Crocodile Bridge, Letaba, Lower Sabie , Malelane,  Mopani (via Letaba only), Olifants, Orpen,  Pretoriuskop,  Punda Maria (only accessible from Punda Maria Gate – no internal access from KNP), Satara &  Skukuza.

Camps Closed:

Bateleur (flooded & access),Balule (services), Boulders (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.

Picnic Spots / Viewpoints:

• Afsaal - Open
• Albasini Ruins - Open 
• Babalala - Closed (access)
• Bobbejaan Krans - Open 
• Crooks Corner - Closed
• Eileen Orpen Memorial - Open
• Gardenia Hide - Closed
• Kanniedood Hide - Closed 
• Lake Panic Birdhide - Closed (access) 
• Makhadzi - Closed (access & flooded)
• Masorini - Open
• Matambeni Hide - Closed
• Mathekeyane - Open 
• Mlondozi - Open
• Mooiplaas - Open 
• Muzandzeni - Closed (flooded & access)
• Nhlanguleni - Closed (access)
• Nkuhlu - Open
• Nkumbe - Open
• Nthandanyathi Hide - Closed 
• Nwamanzi - Open 
• Nwanetsi - Open
• Nyawutsi Hide - Closed 
• Olifants River viewpoint on S44 - Closed
• Orpen Dam - Closed 
• Pafuri Picnic Spot - Closed (flooded & access)
• Paul Kruger Tablets - Open 
• Pioneer Hide - Closed
• Rabelais Museum - Open
• Ratel Pan Hide - Closed
• Redrocks - Closed
• Sable Dam - Closed
• Shibyatsangela - Closed
• Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial - Closed 
• Sweni Hide - Closed 
• Timbavati - Closed (access)
• Tshanga - Closed 
• Tshokwane - Closed (services)

Access Roads Inside the Park:

All tarred roads except the following, are open:

• Skukuza to Pretoriuskop (H1-1) breach at Transport Dam.
• Olifants River causeway at Balule is still closed.
• Causeways over Sabie and Sand Rivers between Skukuza and Tshokwane (H1-2) still overflowing and closed. Guests to use alternative via H4-1 and H12.
• Orpen to Satara (H7) breach over Phelwani River. S106 to be used as alternative.
• Shingwedzi Camp and Day Visitor Site is not accessible to the public.
• Shingwedzi to Punda Maria/Pafuri (H1-7) (Shingwedzi & Nkulumbeni bridges and water over road in various other areas).
• Phalaborwa Gate to Mopani (H14)(Tsendze causeway).
• Tshokwane to Lower Sabie has been reopened (causeway over Sabie River below camp has been cleared).
• All gravel roads are closed except, S3 (Numbi Gate to Phabeni Gate), S23 (Biyamiti Loop), S25, S26 (Bume Road), S112, S113, S139, S114 (south of Biyamiti Weir).

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 (4x4 vehicles only)

Gates Closed:

• Pafuri
• Pafuri Border Facility 

Important Notes:

Guests are kindly urged to use water sparingly as camps/ gates and picnic spots in many areas operate on emergency pumps and boreholes with limited capacity.

Emergency Numbers:

Media enquiries: Reynold Thakhuli 073 373 4999 / Gabrielle Venter 082 696 4724

Tourist Enquiries: Lucy Nhlapo 082 908 4753/ Joep Stevens 082 802 8093