UPDATE: Premier, MEC in storm-hit KZN areas amid fears of fatalities

The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN),  Sihle Zikalala and his MEC for Cooperative Governance, Sipho Hlomuka, will on Wednesday be visiting areas of the province hit by severe storms and a tornado on Tuesday to assist with relief efforts. 

Hlomuka's spokesperson, Lennox Mabaso says disaster management authorities were in the area overnight with many people injured and having to be transported to hospital. 

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"There were suspicions that there might be some fatalities, but there is a process of verification that needs to be done," says Mabaso, noting that the Premier and MEC would be addressing the media during the course of the day to update them. 

The SA Weather Service (SAWS) says the wet conditions in KZN and other parts of the country are set to remain in place on Wednesday. 

Listen to Mabaso below: 

ER24's Ross Campbell has in the meantime confirmed that 2 people have 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.