IN PICTURES | Deadly storms ravage EC, KZN displacing 2 500 and killing 21
Houses had roofs blown away in Tongaat. The tornado caused extensive damage to homes and schools and left more than 1 000 families homeless.Severe weather from a recent cold front wreaked havoc in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, causing widespread destruction.
Annie Williams stands in front of her damaged house after flooding in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape.Kariega was the worst affected area in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, where 540 people have been evacuated and placed in community halls.In the Buffalo City Municipality, over 1,300 individuals were forced to seek emergency shelter and temporary housing after their homes were devastated by intense flooding. The tragic events led to the loss of 10 lives in the area.
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