Eastern Cape Torrential Rains Affect HillsNek Safaris

The torrential rains that have hit the Eastern Cape in South Africa over the past weeks have caused serious damages both to infrastructure and the lives of the locals. Thirteen deaths have been reported of which one was a young 5 year old boy that drowned in this home town.

The bridge that provides access to Cape St Francis has been washed away, and the popular N2 road has split between PE and Grahamstown, making the latter cut off from the rest of the world.

In these eight days ,approximately 180mm of rain was received. The Bushman's river, which runs through the Amakhala Game Reserve, has also flooded and caused difficulties for HillsNek Safaris (an exclusive tented camp experience). The flood caused damage to infrastructure and loss of access to certain areas. Access to HillsNek was still possible via the N2, however many beds were nevertheless cancelled for safety purposes.
HillsNek team continued to run the lodge professionally and adapt to the situation, doing their best to ensure satisfied guests.

The pictures below illustrate how the HillsNek team transported fresh produce to the lodge. Working hard to make guest feel unaffected by the storm.

If you would like to find out more about how the storm affected HillsNek, please contact them:

email: chantelle@hillsnek.com
tel: +27 (0)82 324 3484

Bibliography:
1. http://www.zigzag.co.za/multimedia/eastern-cape-under-water/
2.http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/East-Cape-floods-claim-8-20121021
3.http://m.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/?articleId=6972300
4.http://reddevilandy10.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/a-week-of-wild-weather-floods-in-the-eastern-cape/