WATCH: JoJo tank on the loose in Umzinto as gale force winds cause chaos
A JoJo tank was even spotted rolling down the street in Umzinto.
Disaster Management teams are on standby as damaging winds and wet weather spreads across KZN.
In the Umdoni area in particular, a number of trees and big branches have fallen onto roads – motorists are urged to be cautious when driving.
In Umzinto, a massive JoJo tank was seen rolling through the streets earlier today.
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Eskom has also noted that there are numerous areas dealing with power outages, and have confirmed that the adverse conditions have caused significant disruptions to the electricity supply in several regions.
Around 10:00 this morning, outages were reported in Kelso and Pennington, which Eskom was made aware of.
Ward councillor Alan Cutten reminds all residents to report power outages to Eskom by saving the sharecall number 08600 37566 on your phone, and then sending a WhatsApp message to that number.
The chatbot will assist you in logging the fault. Eskom will only attend to faults that have been logged.
Disaster Management Centre numbers are as follows:
Ugu District Municipality: 066 2846752
Ray Nkonyeni Municipality: 039 6825555
Umzumbe Municipality: 082 9357704
Umuziwabantu Municipality: 039 4333586
Umdoni Municipality: 039 9741130
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