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Couple suing Google Maps after it sent them to a notorious crime hotspot where they were brutally attacked and robbed at gunpoint (www.the-express.com)

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Couple suing Google Maps after it sent them to a notorious crime hotspot where they were brutally attacked and robbed at gunpoint::A Los Angeles couple filed a lawsuit against Google Maps for allegedly navigating them to a notorious South African crime neighborhood where tourists are left 'injured, maimed or dead.'

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[–] tourist@lemmy.world 58 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Nyanga is basically right next to the airport.

It's the same place where that British man was killed last year.

When you leave the airport, you have three choices.

Turn left on the N2, which takes you to the winelands/strand/Somerset west.
Turn Right on the N2 to get to Cape Town CBD.
Go straight, which puts you directly in Nyanga.

If you're visiting, never pick option 3. If you miss both onramps to the N2, immediately just turn around.

It's really unfortunate that one of the most dangerous areas in the province is in such close proximity to the airport.

Almost everywhere else is much safer in comparison. I really hope this doesn't dissuade any potential visitors. It's a really nice country, in spite of its flaws.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Holy crap, the second you cross under the N2, immediate super high density shanty town.

Anyone who doesn't nope out of there shouldn't be traveling

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Bummed out seeing Mathuba's Place temporarily closed

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's really unfortunate that one of the most dangerous areas in the province is in such close proximity to the airport.

It's pretty common from what I've seen, especially large international airports. Like that In N Out that's shuttering an Oakland store for the first time in their history. The area around LAX is pretty bad as well.

[–] Pheonixdown@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

It's not a coincidence, nobody wants to live near an airport let alone an international one, the noise level is insane. My grandparent's house is less than a half mile from the edge of one, and even with soundproofing, the dishes still set to rattling far too often. The airport was basically forced to buy out like half the neighborhood because it was so bad.