Nine injured in ‘tornado’
Paramedics say nine people have been injured after a reported tornado ripped through Gauteng and Mpumalanga on Monday.
ER24 says six people were injured at a business premises in Delmas.
Spokesperson Russell Meiring says ER24 paramedics first responded to a business off the R50 in Delmas where a building had been damaged.
"Upon arrival, paramedics found that a small building had been seriously damaged, injuring the six people inside. They had sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate,” Meiring says.
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The patients were transported to various hospitals for further treatment.
Meiring says paramedics were then called to a home that had collapsed in Bapsfontein in Ekurhuleni.
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"Upon arrival, paramedics found that a man and his two children had sustained minor to serious injuries. The three patients were treated and provided with pain-relief medication before being transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment,” Meiring explains.
Netcare911 says one person has been killed and two others injured when the alleged tornado swept through Krugersdorp.
A severe storm moved across Gauteng on Monday afternoon - leaving a trail of devastation.
Roofs were blown off, buildings damaged and trees uprooted.
Roads were flooded during the heavy downpour.