KZN Premier addresses natural disaster damage – SABC News [Video]

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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says the death toll from yesterday’s storm stands at 10 – with 3 people killed outside of the eThekwini metro.

In oThongathi – which was badly hit by what locals call a tornado – teams are busy clearing roads of debris so that aid can reach people who have lost their homes.

Broken electricity poles, transformers and uprooted trees are blocking access to trucks of aid workers.

Formal dwellings have been damaged, all dwellings in the Mgwaveni informal settlement were damaged.

Mobile classrooms are being sent to damaged schools.

Dube-Ncube says warm meals are being provided to those affected.

“We are trying to source immediate accommodation for people. Last night, they used community halls. But we do not encourage people to use community halls. We would like use temporary residentials like we’ve done before. That’s what were trying to work with together with our mayor …