Communities in the Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape are picking the pieces following persistent gale force winds which have rocked the Metro. At least 26 out of the Metro’s 50 wards have been affected.
Some houses flooded as it continues to rain in parts of Eastern Cape.
The winds have also claimed one life after a wall collapsed on a woman from Potsdam while she was sleeping.One affected person is Simphiwe Rasmeni, who lost his entire house. Spokesperson Mkhululi Ndamase says the roofs at the Cofimvaba Hospital maternity and pediatric wards were blown away.Ndamase says the Zwelitsha and NU12 clinics in Buffalo City Metro were also damaged.
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