Umdloti

Umdloti Surfside residents lost their homes and other belongings, including vehicles, during the heavy floods on Saturday evening.

He said their troubles started when the dam of a nearby construction site burst its seams and the water gushed down into the property. A crack was formed in the south side of the forecourt and it reached the main building taking it down. “It all started when a gaping sinkhole was formed when the road was washed away by the floods.

This area situated north of KZN's coast is still trying to recover from the severe damage they encountered during the first wave of #KZNFloods in April 2022.

Medi Response said rescue teams were kept busy throughout the night and today in uMdloti as a result of the heavy rains.

In an update on Sunday, Fourie said Medi Response’s search and rescue unit, together with SAPS SAR, SAPS divers and the NSRI, were busy throughout the night and day responding to various incidents, mostly in the uMdloti area. “The Umdloti water treatment works was washed away and the access road to the area was closed off due to flooding,” said the city. DURBAN - EThekwini Municipality mayor Mxolisi Kaunda was expected to conduct an assessment of the uMdloti Beach area this afternoon to assess the damage to water and road infrastructure after heavy rains on Saturday and into Sunday caused severe damage.

Another video showing more horrific damage to the damage being done again in and around Umdloti in KZN. More KZN floods are here.

SAWS says the storm reaching Red Level 10 levels means it will pose “a danger to life” due to fast-flowing streams. We now have access to aerial footage showing the state of the Umdloti beachfront. In parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the damage has once again already been done so far this weekend.

No deaths have been reported after mudslides caused by heavy weekend rains.

Hlomuka said a number of people had been evacuated in the Ilembe district, north of Durban, where roads and bridges had also been damaged in flooding, while homes had been damaged in the King Cetshwayo District. Low lying areas in the south of the city – including Isipingo – were flooded overnight, while roads were washed away in parts of Pinetown, to the west of the city, which had also been hammered badly in last month’s downpours. Hlomuka said that while all the coastal municipalities had been placed on alert due to the level 10 warning issued by the SAWS, the areas hit worst were eThekwini and the north east of the province.

The Govender family are among 19 people rescued from two buildings in the uMdloti Beach area on Sunday following the torrential rain and flooding that engulfed ...

We couldn’t get out as a result of the collapse of South Beach Road,” he said. “Overnight, the province yet again underwent some of the worst storms accompanied by floods, resulting in the destruction that comes with such situations. “We lost a vehicle and a lot of belongings in the previous floods. It is already coming down from the back and there is no way to stop it because it is not designed to carry tons of extra weight. Describing the ordeal, Govender said flooding started late on Saturday afternoon and exacerbated through the night. “The mud is up to the second floor and I’m not sure if we can save the building.

Several residents had to be evacuated from an Umdloti complex on Saturday night as heavy rains ravaged parts of the KZN north coast.

All emergency systems are in place and ready to assist you once the need arises,” he said. If you reside in a flood-prone area, and you are asked by authorities to evacuate, please obey. Officers stopped to investigate, and it was established that the driver attempted to cross the flooded road when his vehicle stalled.

Disaster management officials worked through the night evacuating families from high-risk areas as heavy storms hit parts of KwaZulu-Natal for the second ...

Various roads have been damaged and affected by mudslides. KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala is expected to visit areas including the Bluff, Umdloti and Westbrook on Monday morning to assess the extent of the damage caused by the latest floods. The area’s water treatment plant is damaged and is expected to affect the water supply to residents. “We had to prioritise Umdloti given the severity of the damage in this area,” he added. “Homes, roads and other infrastructure have borne the brunt of this weekend’s heavy rains, particularly in Umdloti,” said Kaunda in a statement. eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda visited the beach town in Umdloti on Sunday to assess the extent of the damage in the north coast community.

Steven Govender said he would leave uMdloti after falling victim to devastating floods for the second time in six weeks. He lost a car and a lot of belongings ...

We couldn’t get out as a result of the collapse of South Beach Road,” he said. “Overnight, the province yet again underwent some of the worst storms accompanied by floods, resulting in the destruction that comes with such situations. “We lost a vehicle and a lot of belongings in the previous floods. It is already coming down from the back and there is no way to stop it because it is not designed to carry tons of extra weight. Describing the ordeal, Govender said flooding started late on Saturday afternoon and exacerbated through the night. “The mud is up to the second floor and I’m not sure if we can save the building.

KwaZulu-Natal, still reeling after the devastation of last month's floods, was battered by heavy rains at the weekend which caused extensive damage to roads ...

“They had tried to contact a few people until I got the message and raised the alarm. So far, social partners such as Red Cross, Al-Imdaad Foundation and many others have been activated to support municipalities with humanitarian aid and hot meals.” There was massive help from community members who came out with 4x4 vehicles and tried to get them out. But we had to get Search and Rescue members out there and after five hours they got across the mudslides via boat and rescued these guys. “We also need a detour cut at Bellamont Road so residents can have some access to roads. North Beach Road has been badly damaged, we have residents who have been rescued from that vicinity.

It looks like Umdloti residents will have to evacuate their homes once due to mudslides and flooding as heavy rain pours in KZN.

Initially, there was a yellow level 4 rain warning which was also increased to an orange level 5. Mudslides in KZN. Photo: Screenshot Mudslides in KZN. Photo: Screenshot

An expert on coastal geology and floods has been explaining why some coastal areas such as Umdloti were severely affected by this weekend's storm.

“You set up a situation where those dunes, are being well saturated. They set up those slopes to fail, by fail that's where we get the slide and land slides" "That sand has a high clay component which makes it prone to slippage.