Kruger National Park: Road closures due to heavy rains & flooding! [update #2]
update (09 February 2023):Skukuza Airport is open and flights will be operating. Access to and from the airport will be via the Shalati Train Bridge. Vehicles are to park adjacent to the day visitors parking and passengers and staff only will be permitted to cross the bridge by foot. The Airport has arranged for a vehicle to be available to shuttle people from the Tinga side of the bridge to/from the airport.
update (09 February 2023): SANParks has release new "Kruger National Park road update". According to the update, Skukuza currently is cut off - Delaporte bridge and the bridge between Skukuza and the staff village are underwater. The road between LS (Lower Sabie?) and Skukuza is washed away, and the low level bridge north of Skukuza is also closed.
South African National Park (SANParks) has announced several road updates for roads in the Kruger National Park. The region experienced heavy rains and flooding over the last couple of days, which caused roads and bridges inside the National Park to overflow. According to SANParks:
- Lower Sabie Bridge is overflowing and closed
- if need to travel up north, you can use alternative roads
- From Lower Sabie to Skukuza after Lubyelubye at Mhlagambu stream the road has been washed away
- Nwaswitshaka low water bridge is overflowing and closed
- The following roads have been closed
- S140 to Talamati.
- Guests can use S145 to S25
- S40
- S90
- S100
- S125
- S126
- S127