Rescuers hunt for missing Nquthu man

16 May 2017 - 09:32 By TASCHICA PILLAY
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Flooding in heavy KwaZulu0Natal rains.
Flooding in heavy KwaZulu0Natal rains.
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KwaZulu-Natal officials continued to search for a man who went missing after his vehicle was swept away during flooding on Sunday.

Co-operative governance and traditional affairs department spokesman Lennox Mabaso said the 48-year-old was believed to be a teacher in the Nquthu area in the far north of the province.

"Disaster management authorities, Nquthu fire and rescue services and Babanago SAPS have been activated to search for an adult male who went missing," Mabaso said yesterday.

Durban's beaches remained closed yesterday due to high tides following heavy rains.

eThekwini municipality spokesman Tozi Mthethwa said emergency services personnel had responded to distress calls from residents since Saturday.

"Reports of localised street flooding, due to blocked drains, have been received.''

Durban municipality's emergency control and disaster management unit is logging all reported complaints and dispatching teams to undertake assessment of damaged areas.

"Several power outages in the municipality have been reported, particularly around Dube Village in the Inanda area," said Mthethwa.

Three people were taken to hospital on Sunday after the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by raging flood waters in the Mtuze area in Richards Bay, said KZN Emergency Medical Services spokesman Robert McKenzie.

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