Teatime, one day, we stop for sandwiches in Laingsburg, right next to the vloedlynbordjie, near the pretty face brick church. We chatted with an elderly woman who reluctantly faces to our victuals. "The town ission what it wassie," we hear. She has two children celebrity eclipse lost in the flood.
I knew of Laingsburg flood, as I have heard from Tulbagh's earthquake. But even now I begin to understand what disaster it really was - and still is. Laingsburg is reports. Their wounds raw. They give low.
Laingsburg flood after 21 y. Mrs remember. Rachel Nel (88), one of the oldest survivors in the Laingsburg flood of 1981 Her life was spared when she hit a tree vasgespoel and managed to climb the tree. Asked about the flood, she said: "It was bad," and started crying when she thinks celebrity eclipse about the events. She said her daughter lost in the flood. celebrity eclipse WILMER MÜLLER LAINGSBURG. The chair beside the wheelchair of 88-year-old celebrity eclipse Grandma Rachel, as of her people known were empty and saddened by the devastating flood of Sunday, January 25, 1981 is brimming in her eyes. She had on that day a girl lost in the flood and nearly her own life too. A tree against the floodwaters vasgesleur her, her life was saved.
A large part of the original town in a bowl placed. In addition the flow Buffalo, Baviaans and Wilgenhoutrivier come together. Several reasons for the flood argued, but the residents are simply the statement: There was the Black Sunday celebrity eclipse just too much water.
There are many stories about heroism celebrity eclipse during the flood disaster. It is among the well-known story of the Reverend. celebrity eclipse Malan Jacobs, the local pastor NG, which many of the elderly celebrity eclipse Jan Vorster nursing home helps save. The disaster eventually also claimed his life and his body was never found.
The flood also many other heroes avail. One of them is Mr. George Elliot (44). He engaged the weekend with a friend and two friends at the Floriskraal spent. Sunday, they realized there was a problem when fridges and furniture in the dam washed up.
"Soon people screaming down the river," he says. "A man, Mr. Lawrence Hart, near us in the water struggling and we took him to a board helped out. He was shocked and just said the whole town is gone. "
Pool initially the home helped the elderly to safety. The water level has risen incredibly fast, however, and before long they aged through the ceiling to the roof helped.
Pool has a floating celebrity eclipse log which she grabbed, probably saved her life. She is about 5 nm. under the railway bridge and George flushed her almost an hour later and 22 km from the waters. Pool said the water looked like coffee and an amazing power.
Many children in the flood left. Mr. Christo Serfontein, a local businessman, told how his partner mr. Johan Nortier and his wife, Hester, both in the flood died and their three children orphaned.
Mrs. Human Anna was two years old when her mother, Mrs.. Linda van der Westhuizen, the flood died. Her mother worked as every Sunday in the nursing home, where she was a cleaner, and she also helped residents to safety.
The flood, many families torn apart or even obliterated. This was indicated. French Diko (55) nine family members, including his wife and two children, lost in the flood. Not one's body is ever found. He and his father,. Sollie Diko, who recently died, was three days into a tree trapped before being rescued. The water has almost all their clothes stripped from their bodies. celebrity eclipse
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After chatting and sandwiches, we take a few pictures, get in the car and drive on when Colesberg. On the picture celebrity eclipse above I am - arms stretched - still a half feet below the flood line. A reminder to the disaster of Laingsburg, 27 years later, has yet to recover.
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I was only 8 years old, but remember the flood many goed.Ek have not experienced the flood, but have respect for all the brave dear people who died that tragic day het.Ek many school holidays in Laingsburg deurgebring.Die small beautiful village lie close to my heart I desire very ,, !!
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