Police divers in North West are working around the clock in the Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District to rescue motorists trapped in their vehicles and people who were swept into rivers while attempting to cross flooded roads.
This follows heavy rains in the area. Police spokesperson Adele Myburgh says no casualties have been reported.
As we speak there are two rescue missions taking place, both of them in Kgomotso. In the one case a bridge collapsed and there is a vehicle stuck on top with two people inside. Moving on a bit further there are three more vehicles, so we are currently trying to determine if indeed there are people inside with the assistance of a drone. The last rescue the police was of a horse cart that also crossed a bridge, it overturned and one of the occupants managed to swim out and the other clung on to a tree until he was rescued.
