CHAOS ENGULFS KRUGER: HELICOPTERS PLUCK GUESTS FROM FLOODWATERS AS PARK CANCELS ALL VISITS
This is a full-scale emergency. The iconic Kruger National Park is fighting for its life against a BIBLICAL deluge. Shocking video shows rivers exploding over bridges and camps turning into lakes. This isn’t just rain—it’s a catastrophic flood forcing urgent, dangerous evacuations.
RIGHT NOW, helicopters are airlifting terrified staff and guests from the Letaba Rest Camp after the Letaba River BURST its banks, sending water surging into the camp. The park is CLOSED. Day visits are suspended. Major gates like Phalaborwa are shut tight. There is NO access to the northern parts of the park. Period.
Why? The South African Weather Service has slapped the region with a maximum RED LEVEL 10 WARNING. This is the highest alert possible. They warn of 100-200mm MORE rain coming—a life-threatening danger that will cause “widespread damage to settlements and infrastructure” and “displacement of communities.”
But look at the video. The crisis is already HERE. While officials apologize for the “inconvenience,” this is about SURVIVAL. The park admits it’s a “strain on emergency responses.” Where is the backup? Who was prepared? Entire municipalities are being swept into this disaster zone as President Ramaphosa plans a future visit.
They tell us the animals are “mostly fine.” But the people—the guests and staff—are being rescued from rooftops. This is a system breaking under pressure, a climate disaster playing out in real time on one of the world’s most famous stages.
The wild is winning, because our plans failed.
Edited for Kayitsi.com
Author: Kayitsi.com
