Joburg Zoo assures residents that its crocs are ‘accounted for’ after flash floods

The Johannesburg Zoo will open its doors on Thursday after a boundary wall collapsed in the flash floods a day earlier.

It also took to Twitter to assure residents of the city that no dangerous animals were at large.

JoburgParksZoo ?@JoburgParksZoo tweeted: “The Zoo thanks you for the concern for the animals‚ we want to assure you that all is fine‚ our vets are attending to stressed animals.”

When ty @tylerpaziuk asked: “Can someone count the crocodiles @JoburgParksZoo to make sure none escaped in the #JoburgFloods?”‚ ?@JoburgParksZoo replied: “@tylerpaziuk Morning‚ our crocodiles are safe and accounted for”.

Rubble from the boundary wall caused a traffic jam on Jan Smuts Avenue on Thursday morning. – TMG Digital