JHB officials on high alert while KZN sees ‘mega storm’

JOHANNESBURG - While KwaZulu-Natal battles inclement weather that's likely to last for several more days, emergency services in Johannesburg are on high alert for possible downpours in the city.Emergency service’s Robert Mulaudzi said residents in low lying areas needed to be careful.

At the same time, officials in KwaZulu-Natal are warning residents to prepare for what they're calling a "mega-storm" that’s likely to leave a trail of destruction. Ethekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda and cooperative governance MEC Sipho Hlomuka gave an update on the situation after the first tornado ripped through Hanover and the second one in Bergville. It’s not yet clear whether anyone was hurt in the latest twister in Bergville, however, the death toll from this week's thunderstorms is at least at five.

In Inanda, a couple was killed when their house caved in during heavy rains and a 25-year-old woman was struck by lightning in Bergville.He said a joint provincial operations centre has been set-up and would run from the eThekwini disaster management centre in Durban.

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