This week's KZN, Eastern Cape rainfall breaks SA record
Durban - THE South African Weather Service has revealed that 165mm of rain fell over Durban South on Monday night, breaking the previous record of 108mm recorded in the massive storm that wreaked havoc on October 10, 2017.
As of late yesterday morning, 67 people were confirmed to have died during the storm, which caused chaos throughout the city. Flooding, landslides, collapsed buildings and rivers bursting their banks hit the south Durban areas of uMlazi, eManzimtoti, Chatsworth, Malvern and Queensburgh hardest. Other areas badly affected include Mount Edgecombe and Virginia Airport . By contrast, King Shaka International airport recorded only 18mm.
On the south coast, Port Edward recorded 135mm, Margate 200mm, Pennington 104mm and at Paddock a massive 235mm fell.Eight people died in the October 10 storm, while the city estimated that the cost to repair infrastructure damaged during that storm was more than R576million.Independent on Saturday
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