Facebook floods with emojis as Orange River swallows man’s front garden

Upington town planner shares his flood ordeal online

21 November 2022 - 20:54

An Upington town planner posting regular photographs on social media of the flooded Orange River swallowing his front garden is documenting the extent of the flood using a flight of stairs leading up from the water as his yardstick...

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