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IN PICS | Gauteng residents try to pick up the pieces after flood damage

Some residents in Gauteng have to try to rebuild and repair their homes after heavy rainfall and flood damage.

Walls and fencing pushed over by floodwaters in Hamberg, Roodepoort. The area experienced heavy rainfalls and flooding that damaged homes, washed away roads and forced the closure of streets on December 9 2022.
Walls and fencing pushed over by floodwaters in Hamberg, Roodepoort. The area experienced heavy rainfalls and flooding that damaged homes, washed away roads and forced the closure of streets on December 9 2022. (Alaister Russell)

Some residents in Gauteng have to try to rebuild and repair their homes after heavy rainfall and flood damage.

A damaged home in Hamberg in Roodepoort after heavy rainfall and floods this week.
A damaged home in Hamberg in Roodepoort after heavy rainfall and floods this week. (Alaister Russell)
Residents come out to inspect the damage caused by floods near Florida Lake in Roodepoort.
Residents come out to inspect the damage caused by floods near Florida Lake in Roodepoort. (Alaister Russell)
Residents pump water out of a parking bay near Florida Lake on December 9 2022.
Residents pump water out of a parking bay near Florida Lake on December 9 2022. (Alaister Russell)
A car was washed off the road by heavy rains that resulted in flooding.
A car was washed off the road by heavy rains that resulted in flooding. (Alaister Russell)
Residents try to save fish that washed out of Florida Lake into a nearby street in Roodepoort.
Residents try to save fish that washed out of Florida Lake into a nearby street in Roodepoort. (Alaister Russell)

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