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KZN already vulnerable infrastructure suffers a double blow: Premier Zikalala

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has been visiting areas where mudslides and heavy rains destroyed informal settlements, homes, roads and businesses. Zikalala and a number of MECs have been visiting uMdloti in Durban on Monday to assess the extent of the damage. He says the already vulnerable infrastructure has now suffered a double blow.

The KwaZulu-Natal government is still assessing the damage caused by the latest heavy rains and floods which hit the province this past weekend.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes after torrential rains fell in the province for the second time in six weeks. Bridges and roads and other infrastructure were severely damaged. At least one fatality has been reported.

The north coast towns of Umdloti and La Mercy and the Bluff, a suburb in the south of Durban, were some of the hardest-hit areas.

“The damage is huge M4 which was already closed due to previous floods that took place in April but also the road got affected severely damaged between La Mercy and Seatides. A number of people lost property. The houses around here in uMdloti were severely damaged. The process of rebuilding is still going to continue. The only thing is that they will now be added responsibilities which will need to be undertaken. Repairs to critical highways and roads north of Durban will be planned along with infrastructure already damaged from last month’s floods.

Source: SABC

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