IN PICS | Flood devastation and tragedy in KwaZulu-Natal
Dozens of houses along Amaoti river were washed away. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU (Sandile Ndlovu)
President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Wednesday visiting flooded parts of KwaZulu-Natal that have been battered by torrential rains since last weekend.
The president will travel to Clermont, Lindelani, Ntuzuma and Emawoti to meet affected families and inspect damage to infrastructure.
Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele, co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and police minister Bheki Cele will accompany Ramaphosa during his visit.
It is estimated 59 people have lost their lives and many are missing.
Families looking for the remains at Nhlungwane near Ntuzuma after floods and landslides hit KZN. (Sandile Ndlovu)
A section of the M4 collapsed in Westbrook. (Sandile Ndlovu)
The body of man on the side of a road in Tongaat. (Sandile Ndlovu)
A fuel station on North Coast Road was flooded and a wall collapsed into the nearby river. Due to the extensive damage to infrastructure in the province, fuel could not be delivered to stations. (Sandile Ndlovu)
A tree washed away by flood waters came to a stop next to the Tongaat post office. (Sandile Ndlovu)
A fuel container and rubbish washed onto the beach at Blue Lagoon in Durban. (Sandile Ndlovu)
A man looks at the site where Ally's Sand company was washed away in Tongaat. (Sandile Ndlovu)
More than 1,300 roads were damaged by the recent floods and about R6.3bn is required to repair the damage. (Sandile Ndlovu)
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