Officials assess damage caused by KZN storm

Gale force winds blasted through Durban - blowing the roofs off buildings and causing trees to collapse.  

eThekwini says it's activated its relief disaster management teams to assist the affected communities.   

Community halls have been opened to those in flood-prone areas. 

Meanwhile the SA Weather Service says more heavy rain is on the way for the KZN north coast - adding this could lead to localised flooding there.  

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Forecaster, Thandiwe Gumede says it's set to pour in Richards Bay.  She says it should start warming up from tomorrow.

"Going forward, in terms of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - there's not much expected with rainfall. Clouds are expected to start clearing from the south today this afternoon. Temperatures will start improving from Tuesday onwards," she says. 

Meanwhile Gumede says a message going around about a cyclone heading to the KZN south coast is a hoax. She has asked people to refrain from sharing it.

Lennox Mabaso, who's with Co-operative Governance, says their teams have been on the ground since the weekend - providing emergency relief. He says clean-up operations are also underway.

"There are about 21 trees that had to be cut just in Durban alone so we have had to respond to those issues in order to pave way for people to be rescued. It is common that in an incident like this you would have disruptions - there were roofs removed from houses and people have had to find alternative accommodation. There were supported by local councillors where necessary," he says.

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