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The heavy rainfall of the previous rainy season is apparently the main cause of cracking of the retaining wall next to the railway bridge in Gholf Club Road, Kimberley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This road, just off the N12, leads to the Kimberley Gholf Club and the Sun Flamingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Themba Marasha, Flamingo Casino\u2019s general manager, said the damage to the wall at the bridge entrance was storm-related and unconnected to any leaking municipal pipes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Marasha, the city\u2019s disaster management has been kept abreast of the situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe wall infrastructure has come under pressure from the exceptionally heavy rains of recent times, and cannot redirect the water coming from the N12.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis water is coming from as far back as the flyover,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ronnie Engelbrecht, general manager of the Kimberley Gholf Club, confirmed that the club also experienced problems with soil saturated with water after the rain, as well as with<\/span>a culvert that is no longer effective in draining the water in the direction of Kamfers Dam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marasha further commented that, based on the opinion of engineers, there was no immediate danger to property or people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that engineers were assessing options to fix the wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are confident that the supports that have been put in place by the engineers will safely hold the wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur concern now lies with finding a longer-term solution to repair the wall in a way that will also address the issue of future flooding,\u201d Marasha concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the cracks in the retaining wall. <\/div>\n
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