The situation poses a serious safety threat to many residents who say they can’t even sleep peacefully at night, fearing they might just sink into a deep hole.One resident who has been residing in Khutsong since the late 1950s, Rebecca Makgale, says they have grown tired of the lack of action from government to assist them get out of this scary situation.
“Government must just make a plan to come and fill up these sinkholes because some of us are not prepared to leave our homes. We’d rather be swallowed up by these sinkholes,” the 80-year-old Makgale said.ALSO READ:People falling into holes in the street “The man was injured and he could not even walk as he looked dizzy. Something urgent really needs to be done by government to assist us as residents of Khutsong, as we are constantly living in fear,” Motlhabane said.
“Most of the historical sinkholes that occurred in the far West Rand, and the greater Carletonville region were mainly as a result of dewatering of groundwater compartments, especially during the 1950s to the late 1980s,” Mahlatse Mononela from the council said. “Since the prevention of sinkhole disasters cannot be guaranteed with absolute certainty, once these events do occur, well-established methods of appropriate rehabilitation exist to fix damages and repair the ground,” Mononela said.To date, the Council for Geoscience recorded approximately 3 800 sinkhole occurrences across the country, some spanning back to the early 1900s.
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