15,000 people affected by electricity cuts in KZN after storm, tornado
Eskom says an estimated 15,000 customers were without electricity following damage to its infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in yesterday's storm and tornado.
Power supply to 5,000 customers was restored overnight, but on Wednesday morning technicians were still trying to reconnect the remaining residents in the areas of Mpolweni, Dalton, Wartburg, Albert Falls, and Swayimani.
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#EskomKZN MEDIA STATEMENT
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) November 13, 2019
Update: Eskom infrastructure affected by storm pic.twitter.com/XMuYjoLxqy
ER24's Ross Campbell confirmed on Wednesday that 2 people died following the severe storms.
"It's not yet certain how they died but we are assuming that they were crushed under a collapsed roof of some sort, but it was in the dead of the night," explains Campbell.
[TORNADO UPDATE] Scenes this morning following the Tornado that left two dead and 20 injured at the Mpolweni settlement in KZN https://t.co/wHq52jqjRK pic.twitter.com/gTsRQUxW3i
— ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. (@ER24EMS) November 13, 2019
In a statement, Eskom says: "Customers are urged to stay away from long-hanging conductors and fallen structures."