{"id":499,"date":"2026-01-17T07:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=499"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:02:58","slug":"sas-kruger-park-shuts-down-due-to-severe-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/sas-kruger-park-shuts-down-due-to-severe-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"SA&#8217;s Kruger Park shuts down due to severe floods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LIMPOPO, SOUTH AFRICA &#8211; JAN. 16: South Africa\u2019s world-famous Kruger National Park suspended day visits due to severe flooding caused by heavy rains pounding the country\u2019s northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South African National Parks (SANParks) announced that torrential downpours in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces have rendered parts of the reserve inaccessible, particularly in the north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"KRUGER PARK SHUTS DOWN DUE TO SEVERE FLOODS. Video Sanparks\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SUOBvszDh-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The decision to temporarily suspend day visits&#8230; remains in effect until further notice,&#8221; the agency stated, citing extensive road damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Satara Rest Camp, the park&#8217;s second-largest accommodation facility, was flooded, prompting the successful evacuation of guests and staff without injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Park officials confirmed that the reserve&#8217;s wildlife, including the famous &#8220;Big Five,&#8221; is not currently under serious threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the flood-hit Limpopo region on Thursday to assess the damage, while local authorities announced a $244 million fund to repair crumbled infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanparks.org\/news\/latest-update-on-the-kruger-national-park-floods\">Camp and road closures in Kruger Park<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIMPOPO, SOUTH AFRICA &#8211; JAN. 16: South Africa\u2019s world-famous Kruger National Park suspended day visits due to severe flooding caused by heavy rains pounding the country\u2019s northeast. South African National Parks (SANParks) announced that torrential downpours in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces have rendered parts of the reserve inaccessible, particularly in the north. &#8220;The decision [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[58,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-south-africa","8":"tag-floods","9":"tag-kruger"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions\/501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}