Overview
- South African National Defence Force crews flew three helicopters from Pretoria and Hoedspruit in overnight operations on 14–15 January to evacuate stranded residents.
- An A109 hoisted 18 people from the flooded Khambaku Lodge near Phalaborwa, and an Oryx assisted Border Management Authority and police personnel at the Phafuri Port of Entry.
- A local chief was rescued from his roof and multiple medical transfers were conducted to Maphutha Malatji Hospital as crews continued rooftop and tree extractions.
- Multi-disciplinary teams are searching for Siyanda Baloyi after his mother was rescued from a tree in Mbaula village, with police appealing for information from the public.
- Limpopo’s MEC noted a weather-related child fatality during the storms as authorities weigh a Provincial State of Disaster, close schools and roads, and report a continued high flood risk.