Overview
- The storm, which hit Monday afternoon, left roofs torn off and walls collapsed in Ekurhuleni’s Kwanele Extension 2.
- The city logged multiple calls around 4:38 pm, prompting firefighters to confirm structural damage at a minimum of 11 households.
- Paramedics treated one elderly woman for minor injuries on-site, with no other injuries or deaths reported.
- Disaster Management teams are assessing the area and expect the tally to rise as they organize essential supplies for displaced families.
- Across the region, the weather service warned of intense downpours with a yellow level 4 alert for parts of Mpumalanga and northern KZN, and Johannesburg EMS stayed on high alert after heavy storms but reported no major incidents.