KZN residents urged to report damage following heavy rains

KZN residents urged to report damage following heavy rains

KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams have been dispatched to investigate and assist families affected by landslide incidents due to the rainy weather.

PICS: Section of La Mercy home collapses as KZN rains continue
Nushera Soodyal

This after a home in La Mercy, north of Durban, partially collapsed due to a landslide caused by the heavy rains in and around Durban.


Parts of the road in Twilight Avenue completely caved in and a section of the house was washed away on Tuesday.


READ: PICS: Section of La Mercy home collapses as KZN rains continue


KZN Cooperative Governance spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila is urging residents to exercise extreme caution as inclement weather conditions continue.


"In KwaDukuza, Ward 16, a house collapsed as a result of the heavy rains. No injuries or fatalities were reported in these incidents.


"MEC Hlomuka has assigned disaster management teams to provide the necessary support to the affected families and to investigate the circumstances surrounding these incidents.


"The teams are continuing to monitor areas that are prone to weather-related incidents. Residents who experience weather-related incidents are urged to contact their local disaster management centre."


READ: Multiple collisions in Durban as heavy downpours continue


The South African Weather Service forecaster Thandiwe Gumede says they expect the systems to start moving east onwards.


She says no significant weather is predicted for KZN from Thursday until next Monday.


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