Tornado destroyed houses in Inanda and Phoenix in Durban….
A mini tornado touched down between Inanda and Phoenix, north of Durban, on Tuesday afternoon. It snapped branches off trees, picking up loose debris and causing damage to homes.
In one of the videos taken of the weather phenomena, a woman who lives close to where the tornado touched down is heard praying with her daughter.
She is trying to keep her calm while filming debris being blown around by the tornado. In a second video, a woman recording the aftermath of the tornado repeatedly asks for help, saying the “storm is coming back.”
The video shows corrugated iron sheets and other building materials scattered after a room was torn apart by the tornado which lasted only a few seconds.
The South African Weather Service forecast moderately scattered rainfall over the eThekwini region, with higher than usual wind speeds.
“Higher intensities are predicted over the central and northern coastal areas and western interior from 10 am on Tuesday, June 27 until 2 am on Wednesday, June 28,” warned the municipality.
KwaZulu-Natal emergency services spokesperson Robert McKenzie confirmed the injured patients were taken to hospital.
“Paramedics have treated two patients in the area and have transported them to hospital for further care. They were in a container which overturned during the incident.”
At the same time, the KZN Co-operative Governance Department warned of severe rains in parts of the province……
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