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FILE: The Mvoti River on 14 November 2019 after heavy rain in the area. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

Disaster management

KZN disaster management on high alert as more disruptive weather expected

By Nhlanhla Mabaso

On Wednesday, a storm damaged buildings and vehicles and disaster management officials were deployed conduct assessments.

  • FILE: A flooded intersection in Grassy Park following heavy rain in Cape Town. Picture: Zunaid Ishmael/Eyewitness News

    CT disaster management on high alert ahead of expected cold front on Thursday

    Forecasters expect Thursday’s cold front to be considerably shorter in duration compared to last week.

    320 days ago
  • FILE: A woman and a child run across the road, in makeshift raincoats in an informal settlement, in Langa, during an intense storm in Cape Town. Picture: AFP

    WC disaster management on stand-by ahead of inclement weather

    Environmental Affairs MEC Spokesperson James-Brent Styan said that the weather office had issued a weather warning for the next three days.

    630 days ago
  • FILE: The aftermath of a severe storm in Mpolweni in KwaZulu-Natal on 13 November 2019. Picture: Supplied

    KZN disaster management teams start mop-up operations after latest tornado

    Last month a storm destroyed several homes uprooted trees and flooded infrastructure but more than four weeks later, rescue teams remain on high alert for more rainfall.

    911 days ago
  • An SUV is partially submerged in flood water on the onramp onto the M4 N/ Riverside offramp in Durban North on 23 April 2019. Picture: @Netcare911_sa/Twitter

    Disaster management teams count cost of flooding in EC, KZN

    Hundreds of people in Port St Johns in the Easter Cape had to be evacuated from their homes on Monday due to the heavy rain.

    1127 days ago
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    KZN authorities continue search for missing duo following thunderstorms

    In Dundee, three people were killed and their bodies recovered from rivers in the area.

    1575 days ago
  • File Picture: Aletta Harrison/EWN.

    Massive Eden District blaze brought under control

    Firefighters battled throughout the night to contain at least eight fires.

    2110 days ago
  • A Khayelitsha resident stands in his water-damaged home on 24 July 2015 after heavy rains caused misery for informal settlement residents. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    Cape rains bring misery to Khayelitsha

    Informal settlement residents took stock of water damage on Friday after heavy rains lashed the Mother City.

    2495 days ago
  • FILE: Firefighters are currently trying to extinguish the vegetation fire which broke out on Sunday. Picture: Natalie Malgas/EWN

    Fire breaks out at the Rondebosch Common

    Firefighters are currently trying to extinguish the vegetation fire which broke out on Sunday.

    2612 days ago
  • Disaster Risk Management has urged beachgoers to exercise extreme caution. Picture: EPA

    CT beachgoers warned of rough sea conditions

    Disaster Risk Management has urged beachgoers to exercise extreme caution.

    2704 days ago
  • FILE: Residents living in shacks are advised to be extra careful when using coals or fire to keep warm. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/EWN.

    Shack dwellers urged to be careful

    Several fires were reported at informal settlements in the City of Cape Town at the weekend.

    2926 days ago
  • FILE IMAGE. The cause of a fire that broke out the CPUT Gardens student residence is yet to be determined. Picture: sxc.hu.

    Fire breaks out at CPUT residence

    The cause of a fire that broke out at the CPUT student residence in Gardens is yet to be determined.

    2934 days ago
  • FILE IMAGE. The city says plans are in place as two cold fronts are expected over the next few days. Picture: Siyabonga Sesant/EWN.

    More rain expected in CT

    The city says plans are in place as two cold fronts are expected over the next few days.

    2934 days ago
  • A man lost his life on Saturday after his house caught alight in Atlantis. Picture: sxc.hu.

    Atlantis police probe cause of deadly fire

    A man lost his life on Saturday after his house caught alight in Atlantis.

    2949 days ago
  • FILE: Flooding in the Western Cape. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN.

    Heavy rain in WC to clear up soon

    Forecaster Kate Turner says no rain is expected after Friday morning.

    3056 days ago
  • FILE: Scores of Laingsburg residents missed work due to flooding in the area. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN.

    Heavy rains force residents to skip work

    Rivers burst their banks after heavy torrential downpours in the Laingsburg area.

    3057 days ago
  • 22 people have drowned on CT beaches since the beginning of November. Picture: Siyabonga Sesant/EWN.

    22 drownings on Cape coast

    22 people have drowned on CT beaches since the beginning of November.

    3060 days ago
  • A boy has lost his life after his house caught fire in Parow, Cape Town. Picture: sxc.hu.

    Boy dies in Parow fire

    A boy has lost his life after his house caught fire in Parow, Cape Town.

    3092 days ago
  • A severe storm lashed large parts of the Western Cape at the weekend, leaving 18,000 people affected. Picture: Siyabonga Sesant/EWN.

    CT weather woes not over

    Another cold front is expected to close in on the Western Cape this evening.

    3108 days ago
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