BLOEMHOF - Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is warning Bloemhof residents to evacuate.
She says with more rain forecast, more sluice gates will have to be opened at the Bloemhof Dam.
WATCH | Flooding prompts evacuation of downstream areas
This has caused flooding and damages along the riverbanks.
The Minister warns those who stay behind do so at their own risk.
Authorities visited Bloemhof Dam, in the North West to assess the situation.
eNCA Reporter Bafedile Moerane reports.