Sipho Hlomuka, Member of the Executive Council for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal disclosed this on Monday. South Africa experienced heavy rains and..Read More
South Africa experienced heavy rains and floods due to cyclone Eloise in the past weekend which are continuing in various parts of the country with some people being evacuated
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More rain expected in northern KZN
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THE MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, Sipho Hlomuka, is urging residents living in the northern areas of the province to practise caution as heavy rains continue to fall.
Hlomuka said heavy rains were reported on Sunday in the uMkhanyakude district and in parts of the King Cetshwayo and Zululand districts.
He said disaster management teams had responded to cases arising from the inclement weather conditions. In Jozini, a family had to be evacuated when their home was flooded. In this case, the family requested to be moved to their relatives who reside in a safer part of the area. This incident took place in Ward 6 in eMkhonjeni in the Jozini municipality.
2021-01-25 17:35:15 GMT2021-01-26 01:35:15(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) South Africa experienced heavy rains and floods due to cyclone Eloise in the past weekend which are continuing in various parts of the country with some people being evacuated, said Sipho Hlomuka, Member of the Executive Council for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday.
He said KwaZulu-Natal which is next to Mozambique experienced heavy rains and the ground is saturated with water since Sunday. In Jozini, a family had to be evacuated when their home was flooded. In this case, the family requested to be moved to their relatives who reside in a safer part of the area. In another case in Abaqulusi, Ward 13 at Esilweni, a house collapsed in the early hours of the morning at about 2 am, injuring 2 people. The injured were immediately taken to the hospital and have since been discharged, said Hlomuka.