Durban storm: eThekwini delivers care packages to disaster areas
Storm disaster zones in and around Durban earmarked for emergency relief, are receiving assistance.
eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede’s been working with disaster management teams this weekend. They handed out care packages to residents in the Isipingo area, south of Durban, yesterday.
"We were with volunteers, councillors, and the SASSA department distributing blankets, and food parcels to communities affected by the storm. These areas have been declared as disaster areas by the provincial and national government," she says.
Mayor @GumedeZandileRT & @NationalCoGTA Min Van Rooyen visiting the Maphumulo family that lost 2 children during #DurbanStorm @eThekwiniM pic.twitter.com/wtlh5WwrGW
— Simphiwe Dlamini (@SimzaSA) October 13, 2017
Gumede has praised the people of KZN for coming forward to assist.
"I just want to say thank all of those who are lending a hand. The spirit of Ubuntu is really prevailing," she says.
Minister van Rooyen with provincial leadership & @eThekwiniM EM Zandile Gumede inspecting the affected areas #Isiphingo #DurbanStorm pic.twitter.com/ohcshvjdHG
— NationalCoGTA (@NationalCoGTA) October 13, 2017