Mapungubwe floods: Latest news

The recent heavy rains experienced in most parts of the country have resulted in the sudden temporary closure of the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage (MNP& WH) site. The park is inaccessible from Musina as roads leading to the area are washed away.

(Image extracted from SANParks website)

In the last week, most of the roads within the Park were temporarily closed but the subsequent rains that were received in the area over the last 72 hours caused the park to be closed temporarily until further notice.

According to Divhani Maremba, spokesperson for the MNP&WH, "most clients who were on the Park at the time are currently safely kept in Leokwe camp. Some tourists who were booked in the park last night and today were asked to postpone their holidays. We appeal to all the people to be very cautious when approaching the area."

"Although some people cannot be contacted through mobile phones because of network coverage, we are constantly monitoring the situation around the park to ensure that we keep everyone informed of developments. Our emergency personnel are also on site trying to prevent potential disaster," said Maremba.

"More rain is expected over the next two days and we advise all the people with confirmed bookings in the immediate future to contact our reservations office about the status of their bookings as the Park will be temporarily closed until further notice," she concluded.

More information will be provided in this regard on the SANParks website periodically and on all social media platforms belonging to the organisation.