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Flood disaster committee satisfied with clarification on R1bn allocation

Parliament’s ad hoc joint committee on flood disaster relief and recovery said it was satisfied with clarification on the R1bn made available for the catastrophe. The National Treasury clarified that the money was available, but there was…

Heavy rainfall has resulted in flooding of certain roads and rising water levels in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Heavy rain wreaks havoc in KZN causing death‚ flooding and collapsed roads

Persistent heavy rain over large parts of KwaZulu-Natal has resulted in widespread flooding‚ school closures‚ roads collapsing and several accidents. The province has been pounded by rain since Saturday‚ causing damage‚ injuries and loss…

The Crocodile Bridge, a low-water bridge crossing the Crocodile River and leading directly to the Crocodile Bridge rest camp in the Kruger National Park, has been closed because of flooding.Image: SANParks

Roads closed‚ bridges submerged after heavy rainfall in Kruger Park

Heavy rains over large parts of the Kruger National Park on Sunday night have resulted in the Sand‚ Nwasitshaka and Sabie rivers flowing strongly‚ causing all low-level bridges in the area to be under water. South African National Parks…

SWAMPED: Ntomzanele Kuzane shows Sanco branch official David Pieterson her front door, where the flood waters streamed through her home in Plateau Extension last weekPicture: DESMOND COETZEE

Thunderstorm floods Breidbach residents’ homes

A thunderstorm caused havoc for ward 44 Breidbach residents last Thursday, flooding their homes and damaging their belongings. Devastated Mary-Ann Malgas, who lives in a back room shack in Breidbach with her husband, son and two…

Severe weather as cold front wreaks havoc in Wynberg, Cape Town on June 27 2020.                                   Image: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

Storm accompanied by gale-force winds and flooding wreaks havoc in Cape Town

A severe storm accompanied by gale-force winds and flooding wreaked havoc in Cape Town on Saturday morning, as another cold front hit the Western Cape. Trees were uprooted, dwellings destroyed, structures damaged and power outages…

October 10, 2017. Storm damages in Prospecton Road, South of Durban. Picture: THULI DLAMINI

Massive KZN storms claim first victim‚ schools close

By: Jeff Wicks And Taschica Pillay Severe storms in KwaZulu-Natal have claimed their first fatality as relentless rain and wind forced some schools to suspend learning. A policeman died after a container collapsed onto a police vehicle in…