Johannesburg emergency management services teams have been deployed to several parts of the city where flooding has been reported.
“It is suspected that she might have swallowed dirty water. Other occupants in the house are OK,” Khumalo said.An elderly woman and two men were rescued by EMS from a flooded house in Kliptown.In a separate incident, Khumalo said another house was under water in Kliptown and the EMS aquatic team were on the way to assist.
In the early hours of Friday EMS personnel rescued several motorists, especially in areas west of the city, where they were trapped in their vehicles on flooded roads. “Our teams managed to rescue people who were stuck in their vehicles around Florida Lake,” Khumalo said.
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