IN PICTURES: KZN heavy rains aftermath
Updated | By Jayshree Parasuramen
The heavy rains that battered KZN this week have claimed several lives and left a trail of destruction.
Three people were killed when their homes collapsed in Inanda, north of Durban on Wednesday night during heavy rains prompting officials to order mass evacuations.
READ: Death toll rises, mass evacuations ordered as heavy rains continue in KZN
The M4 highway between Umhlanga and Sibaya washed away due to the heavy rains on Friday. In Queensburgh, south of Durban a water pipe burst on Wednesday that led to the collapse of an embankment.
READ: Mudslide delays M4 repairs between Umhlanga, Sibaya
Durban Metro Police said several routes were affected due to heavy rains, mudslides and wash aways.
On Friday morning ECR traffic reporter Jayshree Parasuramen and Reaction Unit South Africa took to the skies for an aerial view of the destruction.
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WATCH: Earlier today @ecrtraffic reporter @JayshreeJzee joined Reaction Unit South Africa for a bird's-eye view of the N2 just after the M7 which is affected by the heavy rains.@ecr9495 pic.twitter.com/WNvGi7gmjG
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