KZN Severe Weather Disaster Victims Urge New Government for Assistance

DURBAN – Victims of severe weather disasters in Kwazulu-Natal have urged the newly-appointed provincial government to help them salvage what has remained of their homes.  

It has been a month since damaging weather hit parts of the province, leaving total disruption.

Over 2,000 homes were destroyed with 8,000  people left homeless.

Some people who returned back to their homes are worried that they are not in a good state.

While many people are still camping in community shelters in the Othongathi area, north of Durban, some communities like Umzumbe and Ixopo,  have had to go back to their homes.

But they say they are worried they could be homeless again should heavy rains hit again.  

Phindile Jali said, “We are so scared, we don’t know what will happen, we have no clue what may happen this time around.”

Meanwhile her neighbour Senzo Mchunu also expressed the same concerns.
“I am even scared to sleep in the house that I sleep in, because when it rains, I have to use blocks on the roof to balance it.”

At the same time relief efforts are continuing in some of the affected areas.