Toyota's Durban south plant back in operation
It's back to business for Toyota SA in KwaZulu-Natal.
The company's Prospecton plant, south of Durban, is finally reopening its doors after a months-long shutdown.
The devastating floods in April put the brakes on operations there after the facility's production hub suffered extensive damage.
Toyota's Prospecton facility in the Durban south area, the biggest plant in KZN, was severely damaged by the torrential downpours earlier this year.
President of Toyota South Africa Motors, Andrew Kirby opens the floor at the re-opening of the Durban plant. It has been closed for 3 months due to flood damage in April. #rebuildingbettertogether #floods pic.twitter.com/UC9ovtk4AL
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Brand new cars, fresh off the assembly line, were photographed floating in the company's flooded parking lot.
The N2, which leads to Toyota, was turned into a river temporarily as torrents of floodwaters gushed across the national route.
Shipping containers swept out of storage in companies nearby were seen submerged on the route.
On Tuesday, Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube and Economic Development MEC Siboniso Duma were invited on a media tour of the newly-repaired plant.
Witness accounts from first responders and other recovery personnel who worked to get this facility up and running again are expected to be heard.
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube is here at Toyota to oversee the re-opening of the plant in Prospecton. She is seen here meeting with Toyota's president. #rebuildingbettertogether pic.twitter.com/Voja0vylU1
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