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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