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Tourists washed away in cars in Kruger Park flooding

20 JAN: Conditions were slowly returning to normal in South Africa’s Kruger National Park yesterday after some of the worst flooding in a decade cut roads and forced camp evacuations earlier in the week. Six tourist families - four Italian and two British - were washed away in their cars near the park’s Hamilton rest camp.

All were taken to Skukuza, a main gateway to the park, for treatment by doctors.

However, there have been no deaths or serious injuries.

More than 20 tourists remain stranded at various camps.

Authorities told media yesterday afternoon that 80% of the park is now functional again.

They said most animals appeared to have sensed danger because they moved to higher ground ahead of the downpours.

There was a positive side to the drenching, they said, because the heavy rains had refreshed dry areas and washed away sediments and invasive plants.

 

 
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News in Brief for 22 May

GREEK CANCELLATIONS Europe low-fare carrier Ryanair has reportedly confirmed that it will cut 82 flights a week to the Greek holiday islands of Rhodes and Kos after local authorities allegedly failed to honour a joint summer marketing campaign with the airline.

STANSTED STRIKE Baggage handlers at London’s Stansted airport plan a series of strikes from this weekend after negotiations on shift changes broke down. The 150 workers are employed by Swissport, which handles baggage for Ryanair and a number of UK holiday airlines.

AIRLINE DENIES CUTS Air France-KLM denied plans to cut 5,000 jobs by 2015 through a voluntary redundancy plan, as reported by French daily Le Figaro. "For the moment there are absolutely no negotiations about possible job cuts, these are just rumours," a spokeswoman told reporters.

MEXICAN REVIVAL? Mexicana Airlines, which suspended flights for financial reasons in August 2010, may re-launch operations next month after Spanish hotel and air transport group Med Atlantica acquired 95% of the bankrupt carrier’s shares.

THAI SACKING The board of Thai Airways is reported to have sacked the airline’s chairman, with a spokesman saying he was "unable to work in unity with the strategy committee".