Homes Flooded/Vehicles Damaged During Flash Floods: Durban – KZN

Several homes were flooded and dozens of vehicles were damaged during flash flooding in Durban – KZN this afternoon (Tuesday).

Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) responded to approximately 40 call-outs pertaining to flooding for 16:15. Reaction Officers evacuated a family of four from their residence in Woodmanor Place in Trenance Manor – KZN after a stream at the rear of the property widened and burst its banks.

A 50-year-old female contacted RUSA requesting urgent assistance after her 90-year-old mother slipped and fell in their flooded home on Munn Road in Ottawa – KZN. The caller was unable to remove the elderly female to safety. Reaction Officers immediately responded and rescued both women from the residence.

Several motorists between Phoenix and Verulam – KZN were stranded after their vehicles became submerged in water. Flooded roads resulted in traffic delays.

One person is presumed to have drowned in Zwelisha – KZN while attempting to traverse a flooded river. Due to the inclement weather, the search for his body was aborted.

Several reports of property damage were also received during the downpour.