Disaster management teams have been deployed to the Harry Gwala and uMgungundlovu municipalities after a weekend of destructive weather left one person dead and dozens homeless.
KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi said the severe weather which began on Friday and continued through to Saturday, saw gale-force winds and hailstorms sweep through the region.
In Umzimkhulu, a ward 15 resident was struck and killed by lightning while at work on Friday.
