Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has expressed her deepest sympathy and condolences on behalf of the Premier,  Willies Mchunu and the Provincial Government, to the families of two loca  Eskom employees, who tragically lost their lives after flash floods swept away their vehicle, as they were responding to an electricity faults  in the Pomeroy/Msinga area.

Makhosonke Mbhele (39) of Dundee and  Dumisani Israel Mlaba from Glencoe  died on Thursday when their vehicle was washed away by the flooding Sampofu River.

Disaster teams including police search and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene and were able to recover the bodies three kilometres from where the incident occurred.

“As the KwaZulu-Natal Government, we share the sense of grief arising from the loss of the two Eskom workers who died with their boots-on serving the community of the province. Once again this incident reminds us of our vulnerability to the unpredictable weather conditions induced by climate change. Our prayers remain with the bereaved families, and we ask that God grant them strength and resilience as they face these difficult times,” said MEC Dube-Ncube.
“This is indeed a bleak start to the Christmas celebrations. The impact of these heavy rains and flooding once again demonstrates the serious impact of climate change in our province. We have received warnings of more torrential rains that may lead to flash floods, thunderstorms and increased lightning incidents. It is for this reasons that all our disaster teams have been placed on alert and will be working throughout the festive period ready to swiftly respond to disaster incidents” said  MECDube-Ncube.