WATCH: Vaal residents reeling after floods wash away livelihoods
Residents in the Vaal area say this is the worst flood they have ever lived through.
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Residents in the Vaal area say this is the worst flood they have ever lived through.
Heavy rains have caused flooding in rivers in the Vaal area, submerging homes in water and sweeping cars away.
Despite the Department of Water and Sanitation explaining sluice gates had to be opened to relieve pressure on the Vaal and Orange river systems, residents are fuming.
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