Strong winds battered the KwaZulu-Natal coast yesterday, uprooting trees, damaging yacht moorings and leaving injuries in its wake. In Durban, a woman working on the beach suffered a severe laceration to her head after she was struck by a pane of glass.According to Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha, the pane was dislodged from the roof of the beachfront toilets by the gusty wind. The woman was rushed to hospital for treatment.Further north, Richards Bay battled with winds of up to 70 knots. Richard Hughes, owner of the Tusi Gazi Waterfront, said the moorings had suffered "substantial damage"."I've been here for 11 years, and these winds are the worst I've experienced. The first thing we've done is prevent loss of life. Six of our 40 carports have been blown down. We also have been experiencing very high tides. It's a big wind, very hectic," said Hughes.Emergency workers responded to two incidents of trees falling on cars. One occurred in Ellingham on the South Coast, the other in Durban's Clark Road. There were no injuriesEmergency Medical Services spokesman Robert McKenzie said the R612 had to be closed and traffic diverted.On Friday, the city of Durban closed several beaches after a warning of high seas and strong winds. The gusts arrived two days after the prediction.SA Weather Service forecaster Wiseman Dlamini attributed the strong winds, 35 to 45 knots in most places, to high- and low-pressure systems."We are expecting the winds to abate when the low-pressure system moves towards Madagascar [today]."In Empangeni, on the North Coast, pupils at the St Catherine's pre-school escaped unharmed after a massive tree collapsed onto a classroom.Durban's Emergency and Disaster Management Unit warned residents, particularly in informal settlements, to secure roof sheeting...