EThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede would like to caution all residents to avoid high-risk areas and to be careful on the roads following continuous heavy rains that has ravaged most parts of the City.

 

Gumede said that emergency services are under massive pressure attending to flood-related life-threatening emergencies, however, this pressure is being exacerbated by people who are insisting on driving and getting themselves into unsafe situations.

 

“I urge residents not to enter fast flowing streams both in cars and as pedestrians. Many of our roads are flooded and some of the structures have been damaged. If possible, I would like to advise members of the public to stay off the roads at this stage,” said Gumede.

The following roads in the low lying areas are flooded and residents are urged to use alternative routes.

 

Higgins highway /M1 at Bayview turn off westbound

 

M4 Opposite Inkosi Albert Luthuli where it joins N2 by the old airport

N2 Galleria

N2 Prospecton

Bul-Bul Road Chatsworth Bridge collapsed

Clairwood Sirdar road

Sarnia road- opposite Bellair SAPS

Mangosuthu highway in the vicinity of Megacity

Somtseu and Stanger road

M25 between Das Road

Stapleton Road is closed

M19 before N2 off-ramp is closed

Mayor Gumede will brief the media as follows;

 

DATE: 23 April 2019

VENUE: EThekwini Municipality Disaster Management Centre, 3 Jelf Taylor Crescent

TIME: 09H30

 

To RSVP contact Simphiwe Dlamini on 061 433 0110 or simphiwe.dlamini@durban.gov.za

 

For emergencies and flooding, residents are urged to contact the Disaster Management Centre on 031 361 0000 or their local ward councillor.

 

ENDS

Issued by eThekwini Municipality’s Acting Head of Communication Mandla Nsele.

 

For more information contact Municipal Spokesman Msawakhe Mayisela on 060 966 4220 or msawakhe.mayisela@durban.gov.za