On Monday morning the 19th of August a waterpipe burst in the informal township of Phumolong in Mamelodi, South Africa. The ensuing flood rose to 50cm high in some places and affected about a 1000 households and claimed the lives of a baby and a toddler.
See my previous post on the day of the disaster at:
http://jfmegannon.blogspot.com/2012/08/water-pipe-disaster-just-before.html
The day after the initial flood I returned to the area with Alet Pretorius, Chief Photographer at Photo24 in Pretoria and this is what we captured.
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| Men surround the hole where the waterpipe initially burst. |
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| A car is covered with debris close to the spot where the waterpipe burst. |
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| School books that was soaked in water in the flood is left outside to dry out. |
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| Residents were moved to a community centre in Mamelodi where they were provided food and a place to sleep. |
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| A man was saved out of the rushing water by a neighbour and shows some of his numerous scars. |
