FOUR people have died as a result of heavy rain and flooding in KZN, the province’s co-operative governance and traditional affairs department said today.
The fatalities were a pensioner in the Ugu district, two people who were electrocuted in Durban, and a Chatsworth woman whose car was washed away, Cogta MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube said.
Their names would be withheld until their families had been informed.
Dube-Ncube said it was too early to estimate the damage caused.
Heavy rain has been falling over KZN since Sunday, mostly affecting Durban. Police and emergency services attended to a huge amount of incidents overnight, including accidents, landslides, and severe flooding in the city's informal settlements.
A concrete wall collapsed on a shack in Umlazi. The search for an elderly man thought to be inside was continuing.
In Chesterville, a man and woman were missing after a landslide caused several shacks to collapse.
For emergencies and flooding in Durban, residents should call the Disaster Management Centre on 031 361 0000.
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