The Department of Cooperative Governance in KZN’s Nonala Ndlovu says 139 homes have been washed away, while 158 more were partially damaged. ECRNewsWatch KZN
The victims were from the Umkhanyakude, King Cetshwayo, Umzinyathi and Amajuba districts.
They include siblings, Nkonzo and Nomathemba Buthelezi from Dundee and a three-month-old baby from Newcastle.The Department of Cooperative Governance in KZN’s Nonala Ndlovu says 139 homes have been washed away, while 158 more were partially damaged."In terms of public infrastructure, roads and bridges across the province have been mostly affected. This includes both gravel and black-top road,” says Ndlovu.
"The department continues to engage all stakeholders in a bid to look for long-term solutions to spatial planning-related issues that have resulted in recurring incidents in some of the areas."
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