\u201cSoos \u2019n stuk papier is ons dak opgelig. Dis net die bloed van Jesus wat ons beskerm het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00f3 vertel Tersia Cronj\u00e9 van Velddrif nadat hul stoepdak deur \u2019n soort mini-tornado of beter bekend as \u2019n watertuit, afgeruk is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Gedeelte van Velddrif is Saterdag 13 Augustus deur di\u00e9 seldsame verskynsel getref en het mense op sosiale media aan die gons gehad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soos Cronj\u00e9 verduidelik het sy en haar man, Natie Cronj\u00e9, omstreeks 16:14 Saterdag rustig op hul toegeboude stoep gesit en televisie gekyk \u2013 iets wat hulle gereeld smiddae doen. Dit is toe dat sy harde re\u00ebn begin hoor het, wat later al hoe harder geword en soos hael begin klink het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit het alles so vinnig gebeur en ons dak is net afgeruk. Ek het nog nooit so iets in my lewe beleef nie,\u201d vertel sy. Cronj\u00e9 is baie bly dat sy, haar man sowel as haar honde nie beseer is tydens die gebeurtenis nie. \u201cEk is bly dit het nie ons glasdeure getref nie, want ons kon dood gewees het. Sinkplate van die dak het sover as 800 m van ons woning gel\u00ea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Skade is aan ander dele van die gesin se erf ook sigbaar. \u201cOns het ook bote in ons erf wat omtrent \u2019n ton weeg \u2013 dit het tot aan die ander kant van die erf gel\u00ea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elani Heyneke, senior weervoorspeller by die Suid-Afrikaanse weerkantoor in Kaapstad verduidelik dat die watertuit onder \u2019n goed ontwikkelende wolkkolom oor die water (rivier of see) ontwikkel het. \u201cHierdie is nie \u2019n hewige donderstorm wat soms in die perfekte toestande tornado\u2019s kan voortbring nie, veral nie in die binneland van Suid-Afrika nie,\u201d vertel sy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie watertuit het na die land beweeg, waar dit ongelukkig skade aan \u2019n paar huise in Velddrif veroorsaak het. Dit wil voorkom of watertuite nie so algemeen langs die Weskus is nie en dus hoef die inwoners nie bekommerd te wees nie,\u201d voeg sy by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bergrivier-munisipaliteit se burgemeester Ray van Rooy stem dat die hand van die Here oor Velddrif was en dat daar nie baie skade in die dorp aangerig is nie. \u201cMaar my hart gaan uit na di\u00e9 wat wel skade opgedoen het. Ek dink aan julle en ons is saam met julle in hierdie moeilike tyd.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Rooy wil ook die munisipale werkers en wyksraadslid bedank wat vinnig ingespring het om te help. \u201cEk wil ook dankie s\u00ea aan die gemeenskap wat uitgereik het en gehelp het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Cronj\u00e9-familie is ook dankbaar vir die gemeenskap wat hul harte oopgemaak en bystand gelewer het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c \u2019n Mens besef nie watter krag wind en water werklik het nie. Ons probeer nog alles inneem wat gebeur het en is nog effens geskok.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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