Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Heavy rain and strong winds expected in KwaZulu-Natal TODAY
The SA weather service says more rain, severe thunderstorms and strong winds are expected in parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy rain in KwaZulu-Natal.
The warning is for Monday, 15 January.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN IN KWAZULU-NATAL
In the warning, the weather service said severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, hail, and strong winds are expected in northern areas in KwaZulu-Natal.
The warning comes just a day after flash floods claimed people’s lives and left scores without shelter.
ALSO READ: KwaZulu-Natal flash floods: Five confirmed dead, others missing
NO WATER AND ELECTRICITY
On Sunday, 14 January, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) said the heavy rains caused damage to water and electricity infrastructure, leaving some communities in eThekwini and Stanger without water and electricity.
KZN COGTA spokesperson Siboniso Mngadi said disaster response teams, working with all affected municipalities and social partners, are still on the ground providing relief such as blankets, mattresses, and box B, which contain all the amenities a human being needs daily.
Mngadi municipalities have also dispatched water tankers to affected areas as families engage in mop-up operations.
ALSO READ: Roads closed and families evacuated in Ladysmith following floods
Furthermore, Eskom said technicians are still trying to restore electricity in parts of the province after more inclement weather conditions caused further damage to electricity infrastructure on Sunday.
The power utility said the most affected areas include the South Coast, Umzimkhulu, Vryheid, Dundee, Bergville, Stanger, Mtubatuba, Ulundi, and Empangeni.
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