#PODCAST 180 families in Tongaat identified by the KZN government as being in dire need of assistance after last week's tornado #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - One hundred and eighty families in oTongathi have been identified by the KwaZulu-Natal Government as being in dire need of assistance after last week's tornado. Today building materials will be moving into the area- and these families will be given priority to rebuild their homes. Last week a tornado ripped through the area, north of Durban leaving about 11 people dead. While immediate relief has been provided to affected families- building material has been identified as the critical next essential, as hundreds of homes have been reduced to rubble. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs provincial spokesperson Nonala Ndlovu explains how these families are going to be assisted...