WATCH: Bergville disaster teams on standby for possible tornado
Panic and fear have come over many following reports of a tornado to hit Bergville
A funnel cloud was seen forming over the Jaargursut area just outside Bergville shortly.
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This follows a severe thunderstorm that produced a tornado in New Hanover outside Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday. The Bergville disaster teams are aware of this and are on standby.
Okhahlamba Local Municipality’s communications officer, Suraya Asmal said, “Arrangements have been made. A hail storm hit the area earlier but this cloud formation was seen over the Northern Drakensberg closest to the Eskom substation.”
She added that Bergville has in previous years been hit by tornadoes.
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