{"id":46253,"date":"2023-09-30T10:31:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T08:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/watch-kouga-dam-overflows-for-the-first-time-since-2015-20230930\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T10:31:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T08:31:29","slug":"watch-kouga-dam-overflows-for-the-first-time-since-2015-20230930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/watch-kouga-dam-overflows-for-the-first-time-since-2015-20230930\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Kouga Dam overflows for the first time since  2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the, Gamtoos Irrigation Board, the Kouga Dam is currently\u00a0101.33% full.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICYMI |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/kouga-express\/watch-kouga-dam-predicted-to-overflow-for-first-time-in-eight-years-20230928\" target=\"_blank\">Kouga Dam predicted to overflow for first time in eight years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4olkt\" data-offset-key=\"6ktq6-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6ktq6-0-0\">\n<div>\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4olkt\" data-offset-key=\"dntja-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_8259535b\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKDkqkURT5c?si=9jPH49IQNBhUoffg\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/kouga-express\/watch-kouga-dam-predicted-to-overflow-for-first-time-in-eight-years-20230928\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The low water bridge crossing at Condomo, towards the dam cannot be crossed as it is flooded.<\/p>\n<p>This video taken by Louwrens Bezuidenhout showing the Kouga dam overflowing, has been doing the rounds on social media this morning. 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