Recent floods prevent Newcastle residents from going to work, school

JOHANNESBURG - In KwaZulu-Natal, recent rain and floods have left people in Newcastle unable to get to work and school.  

Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma said government is trying to create an alternative route for residents to be able to move in and out of the affected community.  

Duma addressed the trapped community of Vezobuhle on Wednesday using a mobile sound system during Operation Sukuma Sakhe.  

Spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya said, “He has also indicated that there are many communities throughout the corners of the province of KwaZulu-Natal that are isolated because the prolonged rainfall resulted in the destruction of road infrastructure, bridges have been washed away, and the department is deploying a highly efficient dedicated team to speed up the interventions.”