Fourth sluice gate to open at Vaal Dam amid rising water levels [SOUND]

# ​The Water and Sanitation Department has opened a fourth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam to manage increased inflows from ongoing rainfall. Spokesperson Wisane Mavasa reports that storage levels have reached 107.82-percent, prompting an outflow increase to approximately 550 cubic metres per second. She calls on residents along the Vaal River to relocate valuable equipment, movable infrastructure, and livestock to prevent potential damage from rising water levels: