Residents who have lost their houses in the floods have taken shelter at various churches and community halls.
JOHANNESBURG - KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube says clean-up operations are underway following heavy rainfall that left 23 people dead.
“We’ve also pleaded with the community to make their way home earlier because once it gets dark, and we’re told the rain will continue in the afternoon, some roads are going to be closed due to the inaccessibility of areas.” — EWN Reporter April 23, 2019 #DurbanFloods this is by my home in Umlazi Durban 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/4Q52MnKfSdRescue efforts have been halted at a house in Malvern where a house collapsed due to #DurbanFloods. A young boy and a woman are confirmed dead. Two others have been taken to hospital.— Kheswantino April 23, 2019 Meanwhile, the Port St Johns local municipality in the Eastern Cape said approximately 450 residents had been affected by floods in the town.
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