Disaster management teams sent to northern KZN after storm
KwaZulu-Natal's Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (Cogta) announced on Thursday that it had dispatched disaster management teams to three of the province's remote northern municipalities to help communities in the wake of a storm that ravaged the area.
Cogta spokesman Lennox Mabaso said the affected municipalities were Ulundi, uPhongolo (Pongola) and Abaqulusi (Vryheid).
He said that a child was killed and homes destroyed in the storms.
The region has been severely affected by the drought in recent months.
"The KZN Cogta is working closely with other government departments, including Social Development and Human Settlement, Education, to assess damage to private property and public infrastructure and to dispatch help to the affected families and communities," said Mabaso.