‘We live in fear that the worst could happen again’: Nightmare flood déjà vu in Umdloti

KZN community was hit badly by the deluge in 2022 — and again this month

28 January 2024 - 00:00

Less than two years after the 2022 flood disaster in KwaZulu-Natal,  Umdloti Beach resident Janelle Barnard found herself reliving the nightmare following torrential downpours earlier this month...

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