According to the City of Ekurhuleni, the thunderstorm blew roofs off about 200 households in Winnie Mandela leaving an estimated 400 people displaced. Other areas damaged by the storm include 100 shacks and 20 houses in Hospital view.
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The tornado also ripped the roof off Phumulani Mall and damaged Tembisa Tertiary Hospital.
The Gauteng department of health said the hospital fence, carports, about 20 vehicles, three ambulances and the roof of one building had been destroyed and trees were uprooted.
Ekurhuleni has established a Joint Operational Centre (JoC) to assist victims of the tornado, providing salvage sheets as an interim measure to cover the roofs, distributing food parcels and blankets as well as deploying social workers and mobile clinics.