KRUGER NATIONAL PARK RE-OPENS AFTER SEVERE FLOODING

• Friday 27th January 2012 1:53am

Johannesburg - The Kruger National Park has reopened its gates after severe flooding damaged roads, cutting off dozens of tourists, officials said on Friday."Everything is back to normal now, all the gates have been opened. We are receiving visitors again," park spokesperson William Mabasa said.Heavy rains this week pounded the northern part of the country for days, forcing park officials to evacuate 60 visitors who were stranded on safari drives.

"The mop-up operation is still continuing, some roads were temporarily fixed yesterday," said Mabasa.

The Kruger Park attracts 1.3 million visitors every year from all over the world.

Mabasa said no animals were affected by the flooding.

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