WATCH: Looting of Shoprite truck, parts of N2 collapse, loadshedding #KZNFloods
Reports of a truck being looted and various parts of the N2 collapsing have been coming through.
The rain continues to batter KwaZulu-Natal.
Many roads have been affected by the persistent rainfall in KZN.
Authorities have advised on the below, affecting the all important N2 and the R102:
- The N2 going towards Durban after Ultra City has collapsed and the detour is through rural areas.
- The N2 South coming from Durban after Ultra City is in the process of collapsing and the detour is through Umkomaas onto the R102 the old main road into Scottburgh.
- The R102 has washed away before the Scottburgh mal. This means that all traffic is now diverted through Umkomaas and Scottburgh suburbs causing concern.
Read more: KZN flood toll rises to 443 as deluge eases
There are also reports of a Shoprite truck being looted on the M19, Umgeni Road:
M19 Umgeni Road, KZN. pic.twitter.com/wQ9DcIDtoQ
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) April 18, 2022
Read more: Stacey and J Sbu and Shoprite show love to the incredible emergency service workers #KZNFloods
Below are some updates as of Monday 18 April.
#KZNFloods N2 North: ROAD CLOSED at Ilfracombe
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) April 18, 2022
Average speed: 6 Km/h QUEUE Time: 25 Minutes
Durban - #RAIN raining again across the greater Durban area - REMEMBER - wet roads are slippery roads #SlowDown #WetAndSlippery pic.twitter.com/DZPpfV997A
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) April 18, 2022
Durban - N2 North: after Umhlanga towards the Sibaya exit #KZNFloods pic.twitter.com/qffsYdkqyZ
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) April 17, 2022
#KZNFloods N2 Route (Update): traffic management remains in place at the flood damaged #Umhlali River bridge - expect delays both sides - BE CAREFUL pic.twitter.com/VHLbyImgba
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) April 18, 2022
Durban - South Coast Road (Update): #Umlazi link - ROAD RE-OPENED #KZNFloods pic.twitter.com/lhzqvxGZsc
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) April 18, 2022
#KZNFloods Inanda Road: repair progress at Crinkley Bottom pic.twitter.com/heh3SEqHks
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) April 18, 2022
Adding to the current situation in KZN, Eskom has also announced that a fragile power system has forced the power utility to implement stage 2 load shedding in order to manage and replenish emergency generation reserves.
Read more: Stage 2 load shedding in effect until Wednesday
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Main image attribution: Twitter/Abramjee