Video of Flooding in Free State Gives SA Peeps Heart Palpitations: “That’s Scary, I Will Never Pass”

Video of Flooding in Free State Gives SA Peeps Heart Palpitations: “That’s Scary, I Will Never Pass”

  • A video of flooding in the Free State was posted online and gave South Africans some scares because of the overburdened bridge
  • The country has been receiving a lot of rain recently and causing some of the dams to be fuller than usual
  • Folks across Mzansi shared their horror at the clip and poke about their fear of crossing such a walkway

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A clip of a flooded bridge in the Free State gave South Africans a fright because of the intensity of the flow of water.

A clip of a flooded bridge in the Free State struck fear in the hearts of SA peeps.
A clip of a flooded bridge in the Free State struck fear in the hearts of SA peeps because of the intense waters. Images: technologyfs/ TikTok, Xavier Lorenzo/ Getty Images
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The very brief clip shows the piece of infrastructure resisting the intense flow of water. technologyfs uploaded the clip on Tiktok and folks were quick to share their displeasure with what they saw.

A look through technologyfs will show other clips of the area experiencing gushing flows of water. The amount of rain the South African interior has been experiencing a ton of rainfall recently, which has probably resulted in the flooding seen in the picture.

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Many peeps discussed how they would never attempt to cross the structure, seeing that there aren't any railings for support. Others were also impressed by the sheer volume of water gushing under it.

See the comments below:

siphokooko said:

"The municipality must make a plan for that bridge it's not safe they must put a fence."

seanmokhachane mentioned:

"That’s nothing it usually gets worse than this. But that bridge is strong because, over the years, it has been standing."

your mom013529 commented:

"Better not get the golf cart in there "

@makhas76 posted:

"Oh my gosh, that's very scary situation indeed "

diketsomoloi shared:

"So scary to cross that bridge nothing to hold on to."

_thabang_m said:

"If we had a sensible government, people wouldn’t have to worry about their safety, and this water would be harvested for agriculture and industrial use."

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elchapogrusman1 mentioned:

"Please just cross want to c something "

Rina Greeff commented:

"Yesterday water was over bridge."

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Siphesihle Luthango Siphesihle Luthango is an up-and-coming journalist and an experienced English teacher. He holds a Bachelors of Social Science majoring in Journalism and International Studies (Cum laude) from IIE MSA. He has a passion for telling human interest stories and joined the Briefly News team in August 2022. He enjoys watching documentaries and reading current affairs and philosophical books.

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