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WATCH | 'I thought my sister was going to die' - Tornado's trail of devastation through KZN

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Hundreds of community members of eMpolweni, between New Hanover and Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, have been left destitute.

Homes, churches and schools were destroyed in a tornado which swept through their settlement, claiming the lives of two people, injuring dozens and killing many animals.

For 13-year-old Bandile Xulu it was a moment of life and death – and despite being dazed and confused about what was going on, he only had one thing on his mind: getting his younger sister to safety. Bandile said he had been at his grandmother's home with his eight-year-old sister, Asanda, while their mother had gone to visit their grandmother in hospital.

He told TimesLIVE that he had no idea what a tornado was, and the moment it touched down in the area, he knew something was wrong. “First when I looked out the window I saw the neighbours' roof tiles coming off and I was very scared. Then the trees went down and our roof tiles started to shake.”This is Bandile Xulu . This brave young boy swept up his eight-year-old sister, Asanda, and ran to their neighbour's house when their grandmothers home began to collapse during the

 

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