KZN level 10 warning: Which roads to avoid
The weather warning for parts of KwaZulu-Natal has been increased to level 10, the highest possible level issued by the South African Weather Service.
On Friday the South African Weather Service had issued a orange level 5 warning with possibility of flooding. This has been raised to the highest level.
NOTE: List of emergency contact numbers during the KZN floods
eThekwini Municpailty has urged residents to stay indoors.
WATCH: The South African Weather Service has increased the weather warning to level 10, the highest to be issued, for parts of KZN. Video Supplied @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/fRjgXoUZpn
— Lauren_Beukes39 (@LBeukes39) May 21, 2022
Roads that are severely affected are:
Isipingo onramp northbound water is high on the left lane.
Southbound onramp at the airport water is high on the left side. Water is also high just before Platt Drive robots on the left. Water is also high at the transit camp.
There is a significant amount of water on South Coast Road joining Blamey Road westbound to Montclair. Please drive carefully.
There is water and mud on the M7 both directions between N3 and Hans Detman.
Water is filling up in Caversham Road where the temporary repair was made.
ETHEKWINI HEAVY RAINS UPDATE
— eThekwini Municipality (@eThekwiniM) May 21, 2022
21.05.2022
17H00
Residents please avoid or use caution on
1.Genezano Rd, Seatides due to a collapsed bank
2. Sanele Nxumalo Lane, near the stadium as water has covered both lanes of that road.#EThekwiniMunicipality pic.twitter.com/BAJ8s6D0pM
Stapleton and Eden roads in Pinetown have flooded along with the Stapleton Road off ramp from the M13. These roads are closed.
Motorists are warned not to use the M7 due to mudslides and moving water across the roadway.
Only the right lane is open going towards the M4 south bound leaving Margaret Mncadi Avenue (Victoria Embankment), all other lanes are filled with water.
Only one lane is open in the vicinity of the old airport.
Please avoid uMngeni Road as it is filled with water.
Tara Road and Quality Street in the South Durban Basin are flooded.
Verulam Shari Road bridge in Everest Heights may
Bridges over Mountbatten and Varsity Drive on M19 are flooding.
ETHEKWINI HEAVY RAINS UPDATE
— eThekwini Municipality (@eThekwiniM) May 21, 2022
21.05.2022
16H35
Residents please avoid or use caution on the Cope Road, on the lower end of Alphine Road off Sydenham. #EThekwiniMunicipality pic.twitter.com/XvYY1KDYO7
Avoid Florence Masing Road behind UNISA.
Avoid the N3 towards the CBD as there is lots of water.
Avoid Cope Road, on the lower end of Alpine Road off Sydenham.
While the rhe rain is expected to subside by Sunday, residents public should stay away from low lying bridges, rivers and streams.
Affected areas include Big Five Hlabisa, Hluhluwe, Ethekwini, Jozini, KwaDukuza, Mandeni, Maphumulo, Mkhambathini, Mthonjaneni, Mtubatuba, Ndwedwe, Nongoma, Ulundi, Umdoni, Umhlabuyalingana, uMhlathuze, uMlalazi and uPhongolo
