PICS: Many people homeless as cyclone hits Oris Mnisi And Bulelwa Ginindza 26 January 2021
Mpumalanga Disaster Management general manager Lucky Ngomane told
Daily Sun houses and cars were flooded in Mattafin outside Mbombela.
Roads in Sabie and Lydenburg were also affected, with strong winds uprooting trees. In Bushbuckridge, about 100 families had to be evacuated to church halls after their roofs were blown off.
The storm also damaged electricity poles and streets.
Single mum Maria Sibuyi (59) from Cottondale outside Acornhoek, said: “We saw the roof come off and the walls collapsed.
“We ran for our lives and are grateful to Councillor Samson Makhubela and his committee for rescuing us.”