lees dit!!!!!!!!!

Beste mensen, klik op onderstaande link en lees vanuit 1e hand wat er allemaal gebeurd is...wij kregen er de rillingen van .......
http://www.gunterg.blogspot.com/

Ingrid en John

heel even gesproken met de mensen van Khulani Simunye

We hebben net even gebeld met Zuid Afrika..Gunter en Lizzy...al dagen zijn zij in touw met gelukkig vele anderen om van alles en nog wat te regelen en voor elkaar te krijgen. Hieronder nog even een bericht uit de SA krant The Mercury....
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Aid pours in for storm victims
17 November 2008, 08:22 The Mercury
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By Kamini PadayacheeThe Hillcrest community has rallied around Molweni residents after a devastating storm on Friday left people in the area homeless and destitute.The social welfare department said at the weekend that eight people had been killed, and 50 injured during the storm. South African Community Action Network operations manager Verdan Menne said that about 1 200 Molweni residents had been left homeless as many houses in the area had collapsed or been badly damaged by the storm."The response from neighbouring communities was phenomenal. We have people who have volunteered to cook food, others have brought in blankets and clothing. We are actually battling to cope with the large volumes of donated supplies that we have received."Menne said that the organisation's main focus was to help Molweni residents find temporary accommodation. "We need building material like metal sheeting for roofs, and heavy duty plastic sheeting as some homes are still standing but their roofs have been blown off. We also need tarpaulins and tents."He said that the homeless had been taken in by fellow locals, or were staying in marquees and community halls. "A number of homeless people are staying with people who offered their assistance after the storm. Twenty people were taken in by one family."There have also been marquees erected and some are staying in community halls," he said. Menne said church groups and a non-governmental organisation, Khulani Simunye, had started a food distribution programme. "Right now the needy are being served one meal a day, but this will increase to two meals. But we need food supplies to keep this going," he said.The provincial government said it would pay for the funerals of those killed in the storm, and would build new houses in the area.Speaking during a visit to the locality on Saturday, KwaZulu-Natal premier S'bu Ndebele said the province would rebuild the houses before Christmas. Individuals or organisations wishing to make donations for the funerals and to rebuild the homes may telephone S'bu Hadebe, of the premier's office, at 082 805 5840.Those wishing to donate food, blankets and building supplies can contact the Community Action Network at 0861 623 646 or 083 799 1916 or e-mail mail@cicfamily.co.za.
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Dus nog veel te doen en nog heel veel nodig......
Ingrid en John

er is wat beeldmateriaal voor handen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXoRC8JFanM

woorden tekort als je dit ziet....

GRAAG AANDACHT VOOR DIT....

In vorige berichten hebben we geprobeerd iets te laten lezen over de catastrofe die plaatsgevonden heeft....
Vanuit Nederland kun je op dit moment niet zo heel veel doen voor de getroffenen in met name Molweni.
Maar niets doen is eigenlijk geen optie dus lees onderstaande tekst van de mail die Monique stuurde aandachtig door....
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Lieve mensen,

Ik zou het fijn vinden als jullie onderstaande mail even lezen!

Afgelopen dagen bereikte mij verschillende hartverscheurende sms-berichten van Gunter Gys, oprichter van het jullie inmiddels wel bekende project Khulani Simunye in Zuid Afrika, waar ik een paar keer ben geweest.

Afgelopen vrijdag heeft er een orkaan geraasd over het gebied waar Khulani Simunye opereert en dus verschillende townships liggen.
Jullie begrijpen vast dat dit een ramp bovenop de al bestaande armoede betekend!
De "huisjes" (krotten) zijn als een kaartenhuis in elkaar gestort en vele mensen zijn plotsklaps dakloos geworden.

Gunter en andere medewerkers van Khulani Simunye zijn een crisisopvang opgestart en werken dag en nacht om slachtoffers te zoeken in de valleien en ze onder te brengen.
Slapen doen ze amper, er is zó veel leed en ellende......een kindje is al in Gunter's armen gestorven.....

Er is dus geld nodig om deze mensen in de eerste behoeften te voorzien!!

Ik begrijp het dat jullie niet zitten te wachten op weer zo'n bericht/mail in deze drukke en dure tijd. Toch doe ik het en vraag ik om jullie hulp, vanuit mijn hart, voor een goed doel met direct resultaat .....om mee te werken aan een Nieuw Begin voor deze mensen......

Echt, alle beetjes zijn welkom! Uiteraard zal ik zelf ook geld overmaken!
Ik zal het geld dan zo spoedig mogelijk overmaken naar Gunter.

Aan de mensen die geen geld willen of kunnen overmaken wil ik vragen om een kaarsje te branden en even stil te staan bij dit leed en gedachten van kracht en hoop te sturen naar de hulpverleners van Khulani Simunye en de slachtoffers.

Jullie kunnen een bijdrage storten op mijn ('Afrika')- rekening:

61 23 84 381 (ABN/AMRO)
te Oosterhout o.v.v. mijn naam (Monique van de Laar)
met de omschrijving Khulani Simunye

Alvast heel héél hartelijk bedankt,

Veel liefs,

Monique
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In overleg met Monique hebben we dit zo ook op ons weblog geplaatst.....
Wij laten deze mensen niet in de steek.......
Ingrid en John

nog een update (engels) typhoon

Typhoon terror brought tragedy for hundreds
16 November 2008, 13:26
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'Tornado' kills eight, rips RDP homes up
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By Agiza HlongwaneNokulunga Ngobese's mother Nonhlanhla Meyiwa was poor, but she meant everything to her daughter. Her sudden death from illness early last week left Nokulunga, 22, reeling and crying for days. On Friday, Nokulunga left mourners at home in Molweni to buy last-minute groceries in Pinetown, near Durban, ahead of the funeral, scheduled for Saturday. But three hours later Nokulunga returned home to scenes of sheer devastation, including the death of a mourner at her home, in Langfontein, a township in Molweni near Hillcrest. According to the Depart-ment of Social Welfare the killer storm left eight people dead, 50 injured, 400 families destitute and many others without a roof over their heads. Recounting the horror, Nokulunga said: "I was in Pinetown when the storm started. While I was in a taxi coming back I kept thinking that it had caused a lot of damage. "But when I got here I couldn't even recognise my own home. The walls had collapsed, and the roof was blown away." On Saturday, a thick patch of blood under the rubble of the two-roomed RDP house poignantly marked the spot where a mourner, identified only as S'phiwe, was crushed to death by the wall. Nokulunga's 86-year-old grandmother Jeslinah Duma, who had been at home keeping vigil when the storm erupted, had severe head injuries when the bricks collapsed on her.She was receiving treatment at the RK Khan Hospital, along with four of her grandchildren.The disaster has meant Meyiwa's body had to be returned to the mortuary and the funeral postponed indefinitely. Across the road from Meyiwa's home Nokwenzani Nzunga, 32, put on a brave face as she described how her daughter Samukelisiwe, 10, and her cousin Sanele Hlongwane, 9, had died.Back from school, the children had been changing their clothes. "The weather changed. We saw a twisting, black cloud come from Hillcrest. And suddenly it stopped here. There was darkness and it started raining heavily. All the roofs and walls got blown away," said Nzunga. Her niece came running to her with a cut on her hand and told her their house had collapsed and that the girls were trapped inside. Nzunga ran to the house, where she found neighbours already helping to remove the bodies from the rubble. Samukelisiwe was already dead, while Sanele died a short while later.Nontobeko Mpulo, 15, said: "The storm was a scary sight. The area became dark, while light remained all round. When I tried to look at it, my eyes started itching. It blew everything with such force... It was as if somebody was there sweeping. Then it was over very quickly, within about 10 minutes."Sanele Ndlovu, 32, was among the people who worked tirelessly until late on Friday night, helping people retrieve their belongings from under the rubble. But he was to make a terrible discovery on Saturday - his own 12-year-old son Ayanda, who had been visiting a friend, was found dead after a wall collapsed on him. Weeping uncontrollably, Ndlovu threatened to kill himself and had to be subdued by a group of men. Elsewhere, the sheer force of the winds could be seen from the broken trees, lampposts strewn across the road, and corrugated iron roofs tangled on power lines. Blankets and food parcels were delivered to eNdlini Yotshani, a local community hall and calls were made for more emergency aid. Social development MEC Meshack Radebe said displaced residents would be housed in tents and a local hall would be used as temporary accommodation.Premier Sibusiso Ndebele assured residents in Molweni their houses would be re-built by Christmas.



Dit bericht van hedenmiddag uit lokale krant. Heb vanmiddag met Gunter gesproken....a complete disaster....waren zijn woorden...
Tot een volgend bericht......Ingrid en John

slecht nieuws uit de vallei

Gisteren bereikte ons slecht nieuws uit the Valley of the Thousand Hills. Gunter meldde dat er een enorme storm geweest was...een tornado...grote chaos, veel gewonden en zelfs doden, waaronder kinderen. Samen met iedereen die nog wat kan betekenen hebben de mensen van Khulani kunnen helpen bij het ledigen van de eerste nood en het onder andere opzetten van noodopvang. Of wij hebben iets gemist maar in de media in Nederland hebben we niets gehoord.

( en als er zoiets gebeurd in bijvoorbeeld Amerika, dan is er wel aandacht voor...heel vreemd.

Hieronder zetten we de krantenberichten van de lokale kranten in Kwazulu Natal. Als er nog mensen zijn met goede ideeën...laat het me weten...alstublieft......

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Eight people died in KZN storm
Sapa
Published:Nov 14, 2008
Eight people have been killed and at least 400 houses destroyed in a heavy storm in Durban’s Molweni area.
· Eastern Cape brace for storms
"The storm arrived, it was over in a matter of five or six minutes...it was hail, rain and wind. It’s as though someone drove a bulldozer though the area," said Democratic Alliance councillor Tex Collins.
Families were milling around in the drizzling rain devastated and in disbelief at what had happened.
A resident, who identified herself as Lindiwe Nthsangase, said her house was fine but was concerned about her brother who also lived in a house in the area.
She said she was still waiting for him to arrive.
Police earlier said two children were believed to be among the dead.
They were apparently killed when houses collapsed, Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu said.
A large contingent of police, and rescue and emergency services personnel were at the scene.
KwaZulu-Natal ambulance service staff said at least 100 people were reported to be injured. Of the injured, fifty were described as being in a serious condition.
In the Shongweni area, telephone poles had been buckled and bowled over by strong winds.
The storm caused a huge traffic back-up in Durban’s western areas, including Shongweni.
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Five people are confirmed to have died and at least 400 houses were destroyed in a heavy storm in Durban's Molweni area on Friday. Captain Troy Allison, head of the police search-and-rescue unit, said five people were confirmed dead, adding that the search was continuing.However, provincial ambulance services said that eight had died.Two children, Samkelisiwe Nzunga (10) and Sanele Hlongwane (9) were among the victims. They had just come back from school when their house collapsed.Nzunga's mother, Nokwenza (32) said her daughter was already dead when they found her, and Sanele died a few minutes after he was rescued."I still can't believe they are gone ... It hurts, only God knows why it happened," she said.Families were milling around in the drizzling rain, devastated and in disbelief at what had happened.Resident Sime Majola said he was in his house when the storm struck."I tried to close the door and then the roof came off and when I ran out, the house collapsed behind me," said Majola.He described the week as being one of the worst in his life because he had lost his job on Wednesday and now his house was in ruins.Democratic Alliance councillor Tex Collins said the storm was over in about five to six minutes."The storm arrived, it was over in a matter of five or six minutes ... it was hail, rain and wind. It's as though someone drove a bulldozer though the area," said Collins.Another resident, Lindiwe Ntshangase, said her house was fine but was concerned about her brother who also lived in a house in the area.She said she was still waiting for him to arrive.People were standing outside their houses, loading whatever they could salvage into cars.A large contingent of police, and rescue and emergency services personnel were at the scene.KwaZulu-Natal ambulance service staff said at least 100 people were reported to be injured. Of the injured, fifty were described as being in a serious condition.Meanwhile, in the Shongweni area, telephone poles had been buckled and bowled over by strong winds. - Sapa
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DIT ZEGT WEER GENOEG.......
Ingrid en John