Izimvula ezinamandla zakamuva nezikhukhula KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) zibulale okungenani abantu abangu-20 zashiya abaningi dengwane. UMnyango Kazwelonke Wezokuhlaliswa Kwabantu usuhlela ukwakha ngendlela ehlukile nasezindaweni eziphephile ukuze kunqandwe izinhlekelele ezizayo.
UNgqongqoshe uThembi Simelane uvakashele eKZN ukuyoxoxa nezikhulu zendawo. Wasivuma isidingo sezindlu ezihlala unomphela kunezindawo zokukhosela zesikhashana. Abanye abahlukumezekile njengoNkk Ntombikhona Mhlongo unina ongakatholakali bacikwa wukuhamba kancane kokuthungatha. Abanye abafana noThembelihle Sibisi balahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yezikhukhula futhi banethemba lokuthola izindlu ezingcono.
USimelane uthe uhulumeni ucabanga ukuthenga umhlaba ukuze akhe izindlu ezihlala unomphela. Nokho, akuwona wonke umuntu olahlekelwe yindlu yakhe ozofanelekela entsha, ngakho-ke amaphakheji ezinto zokwakha angu-279 azosatshalaliswa ukuze kusizwe izakhamuzi zakhe kabusha.
Wagcizelela nesidingo sezinye izinto zokwakha nezindlela zokwakha eziphephile, njengoba isimo sezulu esibi siya ngokuya siba njalo.
UNgqongqoshe eKZN uSiboniso Duma ukugxekile ukungahambisani nokwakhiwa kwezindlu ezindaweni ezithile, wathi yonke imijondolo esezindaweni eziyingozi izosuswa uma sekunezindlu ezintsha. Iziphathimandla zizibophezele ekuqiniseni umthetho ukuze kuvinjelwe ukwakhiwa kabusha okungekho emthethweni ezindaweni eziyingozi.