Gutted electricity infrastructure left residents without electricity since Saturday, following 12 sluice gates at the Vaal Dam being opened during the weekend to relieve pressure brought by the heavy rains.
JOHANNESBURG - Vanderbijlpark and Vaal residents have been left in the dark since Saturday, as the recent floods gutted electricity infrastructure.
Electricity boxes and cables in several communities that were hit by the outpouring were swept away by the floods.
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