SEVERAL areas under Ugu District Municipality on the KwaZulu-Natal South coast have suffered extensive damage to their road and water infrastructure following heavy downpours that lashed large parts of the province on Monday.
France Zama, Ugu municipality spokesperson said there was extensive damage to their road and ailing water infrastructure.
“All four local municipalities have been affected, there are many people that have been displaced that we are trying to accommodate them in our municipal building. We are one of the areas that have been hard hit.
“In some areas flooding has prompted disaster management teams in the district to evacuate residents from their washed away homes to areas of safety. Water and sanitation infrastructure has been severely damaged in large parts of the district, resulting in water disruptions in most areas,’’ said Zama.
The municipality said a multi-disciplinary team of disaster management teams had been activated across the district to provide relief to the affected communities.
It said incidents of flood-related damage had been reported in major parts of Umdoni, Umzumbe, Ray Nkonyeni and Umuziwabantu local municipalities.
“The assessment of the extent of damage caused by these floods to infrastructure in the district is currently under way.