Disaster strikes neighouring Ladysmith
KZN Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube is today leading disaster teams to assist the victims of this disaster, provide emergency relief and conduct assessment of the damage.
Scores of families have been left homeless and were evacuated to community halls last night following a devastating storm that wreaking havoc displacing several families in Ladysmith.
Disaster teams were kept busy last night as they had to respond to the incidents in various wards such as ward 9, ward 20, ward 08.
Many houses were completely damaged whilst others had their roofs blown away by the gale force winds that accompanied the storm.
KZN Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube is today leading disaster teams to assist the victims of this disaster, provide emergency relief and conduct assessment of the damage.
“We would like to assure the affected communities that we will do all in our powers to mitigate the impact of the families affected. We have activated all our teams and other intervener departments. Those families that have had to be evacuated from the area in the wake of yesterday’s ferocious storm have already been accommodated in a community hall,” said MECDube-Ncube.
“We are working closely with the local Mayors of Municipalities to alleviate the impact of this disaster on communities in affected Wards;” said Dube-Ncube.
Light rain fell in the Dundee area last night which remains in the grips of a drought.
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