- lenasia It is one of many areas affected by flooding after heavy rain in parts of Gauteng.
- Some neighbors were stranded in their homes.
- Residents are using canoes and boats to rescue their neighbors.
Heavy rain on Thursday night and Friday morning flooded different parts of Gauteng, and cries for help were heard in Lenasia, where residents were trapped in their homes.
Hearing the screams, concerned neighbors sprang into action, bringing out canoes and small boats to help the desperate.
As some Flamingo Street residents scrambled out of their flooded homes, an elderly man refused to be rescued from his home, saying he did not want to leave it unattended.
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The street overlooks the Klip River, which is overflowing after heavy rains.
An elderly woman and her granddaughter were some of the people who were rescued. When the rising waters entered their house, they fled outside and sat at a wooden table in the patio, watching the water level rise in the patio.
Residents of Lenasia had to flee their homes, which were flooded after incessant rains.
On Friday at 09:00, the water level was slightly above the pensioner’s knee.
An hour later, water entered her main house and a rear structure, prompting her to yell “I need help.”
Minutes later, a man and his son came to their rescue. Paramedics were also on the scene to help.
Another resident, Nadia Mohamed, said her mother and other neighbors were stranded. She expressed her dissatisfaction with what she said was the lack of leadership during her difficult times.
Many Lenasia residents had to flee their homes after heavy rains.
Residents of Lenasia had to flee their homes, which were flooded after incessant rains.
“Where is our ward counselor? Where are our leaders?” Mohamed asked.
She said the city of Johannesburg had ignored them. “They are not here when we need them. They will only come when it is time for the elections. We are in need. Our neighbors are desperate.
“Their properties have been damaged. Some houses are not accessible at all,” he said.
Rescuers said they had seen snakes slithering into some houses.
Attempts to rescue stranded residents continue.
