RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : South Africa - Flash Flood

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-04, 16:41:02 [UTC] Ref.no.: FF-20100204-24799-ZAF Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-05 at 06:01:12 [UTC] Event: Flash Flood Location: South Africa State of Gauteng Geater Johannesburg area Number of Evacuated: 10 person(s) Situation: About 10 schoolchildren were rescued from a bakkie after it was swept away by flash floods in Alexandra, Joburg, yesterday, emergency services said. "We received a call that the vehicle was swept away, but when we got to the scene the children had been rescued by police," said spokeswoman Nana Radebe. No one was hurt.Residents in the area reported rising water levels and strong winds since noon. Some roads were closed. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu