Another tornado touchdown in Duduza
DUDUZA - Duduza was struck by another tornado last night - although with less intensity as the F2 tornado which killed a young boy and left a trail of devastation in October four years ago.
Some 65% of the South African tornadoes are classified as F0 or F1 (light damage), while more than 90% are classified as F0, F1 or F2 (considerable damage) or less. The tornado that occurred around 20:00 last night (November 9), is non-officially regarded as F0.
Damage to the newly built Duduza Fire Station is estimated at millions. Most of the damage however, was caused by a tent that was erected last week, especially for the inauguration ceremony on November 5. Six cars belonging to Emergency Services Fire Fighters were also damaged.
At the Duduza Customer Care Centre, the wind ripped through a palisade fence with electrical fire.
A hundred meters further, Sipho’s Bottlestore nearly lost its roof.
“The damage is estimated at around R35 000,” he told HERAUT
