It has been so dry of late that we saw how water restrictions started getting implemented. 

The vaal dam was at its lowest since 1966, this is according to my dad who told us how they flew in a little plane over the vaal dam and it was empty. So yes we are experiencing a major drought!!

Everyone is sharing advise on how to save water and there are a few amazing ideas that has come out of all this. 

Then Monday afternoon there was a big storm. some of the highway at Gillolys interchange had to close down as it was flooded. The Jukskei came down and the bridges in Buccleuch was under water. What a magnifisent sight to see water coming right up to the car wash at The Bridge Shopping Centre. In the back of your mind you start worrying about the people who have to cross these bridges to the other side of Buccleuch as well as the houses being flooded. 

     This is the low bridge on Bridge road under water 7 November 2016

   The Bridge Shopping Centre Car Wash 7 November 2016

It was amazing to see the cooperation between the residence. 

Things started settling and a lot of cleaning up started to happen. Then big saga on Wednesday, 9 November, before 5 the storm of all storms hit Gauteng again. The highways was closed, Buccleuch interchange was flooded and sadley 4 people is alledgedly dead from drowning at Linksfield on the highway. 

So the lower low bridge in Bridge Road is now down. 

We received the following Seven Safety tips from Damien at DUMA Tactical. Please take note as there will be more rain expected the rest of this week.

• Seven safety tips in flash floods*
• Did you know that as little as 30cm of water can float your car!
• Drivers often underestimate the dangers of flooding‚ especially at low-lying bridges‚ where as little as 30 centimetres of water can float vehicles and result in the driver losing control.
• Seven tips that might save your life during heavy rains:*
• Do not attempt to drive through flooded areas‚ even if the water looks shallow enough to cross;
• Leave your vehicle if it stalls and move immediately to higher ground;
• Never drive into water that covers the road, you do not know how deep it is or whether the road underneath has been washed away;
• During heavy rains be on special alert near dips in the highway and near low-lying bridges;
• Exercise caution‚ especially at night when visibility is poor;
• Pedestrians must avoid areas where water is flowing rapidly;
• Keep children away from playing in drainage ditches or storm water drains or areas where water is easily accumulated.

Be safe out there and mindful of your Neighbours and make sure that everyone is ok.