{"id":7747,"date":"2022-11-08T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7747"},"modified":"2025-07-29T22:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:17:31","slug":"kzn-cogta-mec-sihle-zikalala-places-disaster-management-teams-on-alert-as-inclement-weather-conditions-persist-across-kzn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2022\/11\/08\/kzn-cogta-mec-sihle-zikalala-places-disaster-management-teams-on-alert-as-inclement-weather-conditions-persist-across-kzn\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN COGTA MEC SIHLE ZIKALALA PLACES DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON ALERT AS INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS KZN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thunderstorm-heavy-rain-likely-in-13-states-tomorrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9847\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-40b094f ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Inclement weather conditions continue to face large parts of our province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-9503833 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We have received a weather warning from the South African Weather Service which indicates that disruptive rainfall can be expected in large parts of the province today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-360027e ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These weather conditions pose a risk to human life and threaten to cause a number of disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-f5c1b66 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We urge residents to exercise utmost caution and pay attention to this weather warning which indicates that disruptive rainfall could potentially lead to localised flooding in several areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-dab21d7 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We urge our communities to heed this warning and to continue to be vigilant by exercising all the necessary precautions, especially those that relate to crossing rivers or flooded walkways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-86405e0 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also advise motorists not to speed and to pay caution to the conditions of the road as they may be slippery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-e83b46f ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Department, we have placed our disaster management teams on high alert, and they will be monitoring several areas that have been identified by the alert, as being at high risk because of the weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-d1eb05b ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are the areas that are going to be impacted by the weather conditions: Abaqulusi, Alfred Duma &#8211; Indaka, Alfred Duma &#8211; Ladysmith, Big Five Hlabisa &#8211; Hlabisa, Big Five Hlabisa &#8211; Hluhluwe, Dannhauser, Dr N. 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