MEC Sipho Hlomuka said disaster management teams were dispatched to the area after rain and hail also battered houses.
Clean-up operations have begun in Mpophomeni in KwaZulu-Natal after heavy rains severely damaged a petrol station and injured two people.“It severely damaged a petrol station yesterday afternoon which collapsed and damaged four cars and injured two people, who were rushed to the nearest hospital.”“[I] urge residents to exercise extreme caution as inclement weather conditions continue to pose a serious danger to human life.
Hlomuka also called on parents and teachers to ensure that scholars avoid flooded walkways and rivers on their way to school and back.
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