About 125 homes were destroyed by heavy thunderstorms which left a trail of destruction in the Amajuba and Umzinyathi districts in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.
KZN MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs Cogta Thulasizwe Buthelezi deployed rapid-response disaster management teams to the area after storms with heavy rains, large hail and gale-force winds swept through the region.
The eMadlangeni, Dannhauser, and Newcastle local municipalities bore the brunt of the storm.
