RAGING NATURE: Deadly KZN floods bring tales of tragedy and sorrow By Aisha Abdool Karim and Sandisiwe Shoba
A family of three, including a pregnant woman, died in the early hours of Wednesday, 24 April 2019, when their informal dwelling in the Clare Estate, Reservoir Hills informal settlement collapsed on top of them. They were one of a number of families in the area affected by the torrential rains in KwaZulu Natal.
Siyabonga Zulu, a Maskandi musician who stayed in the Clare Estate, Reservoir Hills informal settlement in Durban, died along with his family after a mudslide destroyed their home on 22 April 2019 Zulu had seen the house collapse earlier that morning and watched as rescue teams dragged his friend’s body out of the wreckage.Seeing his body, I nearly lost it. Is this really happening or not?”
Community members rushed to the now-buried house to try and rescue those trapped. Rodney, 32, who didn’t want to give his surname, lives in the area and arrived at the house at around 10pm. He did not leave until after 7pm the next evening.Rescue Care came that night, but the rain was too heavy. They couldn’t do anything so they left,” Rodney toldRescue Care returned on Tuesday morning, 23 April, after the rain had eased off.
Friends of the deceased try to recover some belongings from the house buried under a mudslide on Crimby Avenue, Chatsworth, on 23 April 2019.
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