SAWS yet to verify video of Inanda 'tornado'
Paramedics say they are treating multiple people in the Inanda area who've been hurt after a storm went through the area on Tuesday.
"There has been extensive damage to the homes. We have got some people that have been injured. We have got KZN VIP paramedics attending to them, and now we have additional resources that are mobile to assist," says KZN VIP spokesperson Gareth Naidoo.
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Meanwhile, there have been reports of strong winds that resembled a tornado that made its way through the Bhambayi area, north of Durban.
South African Weather Service forecaster Odirile Modipa has confirmed that they have seen videos but are yet to verify them.
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"There have been some reports of some really rough weather over the Inanda area, and there have been some videos circulating where something has exampled a tornado.
"We have not yet been able to verify whether that is something that has occurred today or if it is true for those areas, but we have received reports of some damage to property in those areas as well as some heavy rainfall leading to a bit of flooding in those areas. We have not yet been able to verify the tornado activity."
