During a short break in last week’s abysmal weather, a walk at Radloff Park yielded views of a water-saturated landscape, after the Lourens River breached its banks, and deposited vast amounts of soil and debris along the newly-renovated walkways and under benches, in one fell swoop undoing an enormous amount of work done by the CoCT in the last months, whereby all the paths had been meticulously upgraded. Enjoying the outing and letting off a head of steam is Pepper, a Basset Fauve de Bretagne, who was born in Belgium and made the journey to South Africa a couple of years ago, and is now a regular visitor to the park. PICTURE: CAROLYN FROST
During a short break in last week’s abysmal weather, a walk at Radloff Park yielded views of a water-saturated landscape, after the Lourens River breached its banks, and deposited vast amounts of soil and debris along the newly-renovated walkways and under benches, in one fell swoop undoing an enormous amount of work done by the CoCT in the last months, whereby all the paths had been meticulously upgraded. Enjoying the outing and letting off a head of steam is Pepper, a Basset Fauve de Bretagne, who was born in Belgium and made the journey to South Africa a couple of years ago, and is now a regular visitor to the park. PICTURE: CAROLYN FROSTA forlorn sight... the recently-completed pathway, now reduced to a muddy mess again, and branches and other debris lodged under the park bench, the legs of which are almost buried.The engorged Lourens River, with unparalleled volumes of water racing along towards the mouth at Strand Beach.The strong winds also created havoc, bringing down whole trees, and leaving strewn branches in its wake. The Boland and Helderberg were especially hard hit by the series of cold fronts, resulting in flooded houses, washed-away roads, and misery for many people, especially those most vulnerable, living in rudimentary dwellings in low-lying areas.
