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PICTURES: Heavy rains cause damage and flooding in Johannesburg

On Mar 6, 2025

Severe rains across north-western Johannesburg caused much damage to the area with residents picking up the pieces the next day.

PICTURES: Heavy rains cause damage and flooding in Johannesburg

Riverwell Residents Association workers help clean flood damage, including a crushed palisade fence and collapsed garden wall, on the Dolfhout Street bridge over the Klein Jukskei in Weltevreden Park, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Riverwell Residents Association members look on at the damage, including a crushed palisade fence and collapsed garden wall, on the Dolfhout Street bridge over the Klein Jukskei in Weltevreden Park, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Riverwell Residents Association members look on at the damage, including a crushed palisade fence and collapsed garden wall, on the Dolfhout Street bridge over the Klein Jukskei in Weltevreden Park, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — A collapsed wall is seen in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — A collapsed wall is seen in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Workers fix a collapsed complex wall along Dale Lace Avenue in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Workers fix a collapsed complex wall along Dale Lace Avenue in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Workers fix a collapsed complex wall along Dale Lace Avenue in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Workers fix a collapsed complex wall along Dale Lace Avenue in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Workers fix a collapsed complex wall along Dale Lace Avenue in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Workers fix a collapsed complex wall along Dale Lace Avenue in Randpark Ridge, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — A collapsed wall is seen in Randpark Ridge along Dale Lace Avenue, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — A collapsed wall is seen in Randpark Ridge along Dale Lace Avenue, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Patience Immaculate Mujeni looks over the flood damage on her property in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Patience Immaculate Mujeni looks over the flood damage on her property in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Volunteers help clean the flooded house of Patience Immaculate Mujeni in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Volunteers help clean the flooded house of Patience Immaculate Mujeni in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — The house of Patience Immaculate Mujeni is seen with major flood damage, in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — The house of Patience Immaculate Mujeni is seen with major flood damage, in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Eighty-three-year-old Rina Raath looks over the flood damage on her property in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke the garden wall on her property and flooded her house up to a metre high. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Eighty-three-year-old Rina Raath looks over the flood damage on her property in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke the garden wall on her property and flooded her house up to a metre high. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — The knocked-over wall between two houses in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — The knocked-over wall between two houses in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused the Klein Jukskei to flood. Powerful waters broke her garden wall and flooded her house. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Vehicles travel along Jim Fouche Road as they pass damaged palisade fence and flood damage alongside the Klein Jukskei in Weltevreden Park, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Vehicles travel along Jim Fouche Road as they pass damaged palisade fence and flood damage alongside the Klein Jukskei in Weltevreden Park, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Vehicles travel along Jim Fouche Road as they pass damaged palisade fence and flood damage alongside the Klein Jukskei in Weltevreden Park, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Vehicles travel along Jim Fouche Road as they pass damaged palisade fence and flood damage alongside the Klein Jukskei in Weltevreden Park, 6 March 2025, after heavy rains caused massive flooding across north-western Joburg yesterday. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Damaged palisade fence near Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Damaged palisade fence near Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

Flood damage in Johannesburg — Platina Bridge at Juskei Park in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, 6 March 2025, after some heavy rains in the area. One motorist was almost washed away by the floods. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen

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