What were the main causes of the floods in Kliptown?

Quoted: “As a heavy down pour of rain struck Gauteng in the first week of March, the banks of the Kliprivier broke and severely flooded Kliptown, one of the largest areas in Johannesburg comprising 14 informal settlements.” 2. read more

Quoted: “For Kliptown community resident and ISN leader, Jeff Mokoena, the heart of the problem is that the municipality did not address the problem of flooding in the past or relocate community members after the 2013 floods. read more

Each time there are more rains than the drainage system can take, there can be floods. Sometimes, there is heavy rain for a very short period that result in floods. In other times, there may be light rain for many days and weeks and can also result in floods. River overflow Rivers can overflow their banks to cause flooding. read more

A flood occurs when water occupies a location where it is not present most of the time. This is only a problem when people, or items valued by people, are in that location, so, in one sense, people cause floods. read more

Here are a few events that can cause flooding: Rains Each time there are more rains than the drainage system can take, there can be floods. read more

Floods are natural disasters, caused by heavy rainfall, tsunamis or storms. They do damage to people and destroy buildings. read more