The Mpumalanga Provincial Government has provided relief aid in the form of blankets, food parcels and tents to the families that were affected by a storm that was accompanied by strong winds that hit Jeppes Reef and Magudu areas in the Nkomazi Municipality on Saturday evening.
A total of 85 houses and two schools were affected by the storm, 75 houses in Jeppes Reef and 10 houses at Magudu. 18 People were injured and were taken to the Tonga Hospital, three of them were critical.
Disaster officials from the province, Nkomazi local municipality and Ehlanzeni District municipality have visited the area to conduct an assessment. The preliminary assessment indicates that most of the houses had their roofs blown off and some of the streets were damaged. The disaster management team is continuing with its assessment.
