Imvula enamandla idale umonakalo omkhulu KwaZulu-Natal, ikakhulukazi eThekwini. Bangaphezu kuka-1,200 abantu abathintekile, kanti izindlu ezingaphezu kuka-50 eMlazi zilimele kabi noma zacekeleka phansi. Imindeni engu-16 isivele yathuthelwa ezindaweni zesikhashana ngenxa yokuthi ayisaphephile.
UMnyango wezokuHlaliswa kwaBantu umatasa ubheka umonakalo ophelele ukuze uthole ukuthi bangaki abantu abadinga usizo. UNgqongqoshe uThembi Simelane uhlela ukuvakashela izindawo ezilimele ukuze enze isiqiniseko sokuthi imizamo yokusiza iyashesha futhi anikeze ukweseka imindeni ethintekile.
Izikhulu zisebenza kanzima ukuze zinikeze indawo yokuhlala, ukudla, nezinye izidingo eziyisisekelo kulabo abalahlekelwe amakhaya abo. Benza nezinhlelo zokuvuselela izindlu ezicekeleke phansi balungise nezonakele.
Khonamanjalo, iSouth African Weather Service isixwayise ngokuthi kusalindelwe imvula eningi phakathi nesonto. Kunamathuba angu-30% emvula kusukela ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesine, kanye namathuba angu-60% emvula ngoLwesihlanu. Iziphathimandla zicela abantu ukuthi baqaphele, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphansi ezingagcwala amanzi kalula.
Imiphakathi iyanxuswa ukuba ihlale iqaphile, ilalele izixwayiso zesimo sezulu, futhi ithuthele ezindaweni eziphephile uma kudingekile ukuze kugwenywe ezinye izinhlekelele.