Following the “heavy downpours” and floods in KwaZulu-Natal, three dead have been found, and hundreds more people have been evacuated over the weekend.
According to News24, Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said that the municipality has not received a thorough assessment on the effects of the recent severe rains, but reports paint “a worrying picture”.
“Relief interventions are ongoing to ensure that all community halls with displaced people are receiving adequate relief assistance, social support services, and medical assistance. In the event flood-prone areas need to evacuate people due to rising water levels, the open halls will be able to accommodate them,” he said.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) continues to issue a Level 10 warning, and disaster management teams and emergency services personnel are on high alert.
In entertainment news, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker remarried in Italy on Sunday. “Surrounded by family and friends, the Poosh founder and Blink-182 drummer exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at the seaside estate of fashion icons Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana,” TMZ reports.
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