Cape Town – The Umlazi community is in shock after a mudslide destroyed two homes in P Section, leaving at least six people hospitalised and seven others homeless, a report said on Saturday.
One person was initially believed to have died in the incident, but it was later determined that the death was unrelated to the mudslide.
#Newzroom405‘s @nobuhlemodise is in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, where heavy rain and flooding killed one person, injuring many others. The inclement weather wreaked havoc, destroying a large number of homes and roads. pic.twitter.com/vOJlhwLv96
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Relief efforts are underway, with survivors being temporarily accommodated in a hotel in central Durban, IOL reported.
Among the survivors is a child who miraculously survived being buried in the mud.
“A child was buried alive but survived through the grace of God,” the report quoted KZN Transport and Human Settlements spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya as saying.
Efforts are being made to provide assistance to those whose homes were destroyed.
Provincial and national government officials, along with the eThekwini municipality, are coordinating relief efforts, with Minister Thembi Simelane set to visit the area next week to assess the damage.
According to SABC News, Authorities in the province urged residents and motorists to exercise extreme caution on Friday due to persistent rainfall. Heavy downpours caused flooding in parts of the greater eThekwini Metro, affecting roads and some Durban businesses. While a few vehicles were trapped, no serious incidents were reported. Disaster management teams were deployed to monitor flood-prone area
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
