Willies Mchunu declares KwaZulu-Natal a disaster area after huge storm
12 October 2017 - 14:22
KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu has declared the province a disaster area after a "megastorm" caused devastation on Tuesday. As many as eleven people are confirmed to have died and many more are missing, with search and rescue operations continuing on Thursday. More than 133 schools were also affected by the storm. The storm caused millions of rand worth of damage to public institutions‚ commercial property‚ housing infrastructure‚ roads and bridges, and affected the supply of utilities such as water and electricity.
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