The heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal have struck again, this time
claiming a seven-year-old boy who was swept away while walking home from
school.
On Tuesday, IPSS spokesperson Dylan Meyrick said rescue teams were searching the Nonoti River in Darnell, Durban.
“The [seven-year-old] was walking home from school and was washed off a low-level bridge. The river is in full flood.”
The
search had to be called off at around 17:30 due to poor weather
conditions and lightning, said IPSS spokesperson Paul Herbst.
“The search will continue at first light tomorrow [Wednesday] morning, weather dependent,” he added.
Meanwhile,
the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(Cogta) department has activated councillors and volunteers to assist
affected communities after a tornado formed in New Hanover, just outside
Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday afternoon.
The tornado, according to
Cogta, “ripped through the area, injuring scores of people and damaging
homes and public infrastructure”.
On Monday, an elderly Amaoti
couple Nomathamsanqa Nyangule, 55, and Simangaliso Zondo, 69, died after
the roof and wall of their house collapsed on them at around 21:00.
On
Monday, an elderly Amaoti couple Nomathamsanqa Nyangule, 55, and
Simangaliso Zondo, 69, died after the roof and wall of their house
collapsed on them at around 21:00.
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