Mop up operations underway in KZN’s New Hanover after devastating floods

Mop up operations are underway in New Hanover, Kwazulu-Natal, following devastating floods on Sunday. 

On Monday morning, authorities recovered a body of a woman believed to have been swept by flood waters.

This comes as rescue teams are searching for two other people also believed to have been swept away.

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Parts of the province were issued with a Level 4 and Level 5 warning alerts for severe weather.

The inclement weather has caused severe damaged to some homes in Hanover, which appear to be newly built.

Cracked walls, broken windows and roofless homes are what’s left after the heavy downpours.

Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma is also on the ground assessing the extent of damage.