which officials say damaged more than 13000 homes, leaving many destitute, without shelter, food or water. the bbc s vumani mkhize has more: iam i am north of derby and and this river was raging, it watched away large parts of the road. many houses were washed away. such was the force of the water, it eroded apart this road exposing the water pipe. the community has run out of water. they are utilising this particular pipe which is providing waterfor them. they have been collecting water here since tuesday. as you can see, there is a large amount of people who have been collecting water throughout the day. it has become a lifeline for
now, the community here has run out of water, there is no flowing water so they are actually utilising this particular pipe which is providing waterfor them. now, the community has been collecting water here tuesday, i am told. as you can see, there is a large amount of people who have been collecting water throughout the day, and it is essentially, it has become a lifeline for the community here who have been able to collect a vital resource. but like the situation basically is an indication of the deprivation that many people are facing within this community and other areas of kwazulu natal, who are facing quite a dire situation as a result of this flood. so, it is actually turning out to become a humanitarian disaster, essentially, and we ve got relief agencies and government agencies as well trying to assess but such is the number of people who are being impacted by this disaster that it is really going to take a monumental relief
translation: the theatre was j completely packed with people. there was no space to lie down. people were just sitting. it was clear that this was a shelter, people knew this. also there was massive signs saying children that were made on both sides of the theatre. where were you at the exact time of the attack? translation: we were getting our breakfast, and by breakfast, i mean we were getting some boiled water. someone brought me some pieces of fish, i think, to feed the dogs. when they finished eating, i went outside to the water tank to get a bowl of waterfor them. this is when the shell landed. i saw that it landed just where i had been sitting. i was outside and survived only because there was some man nearby. he heard the shell falling, grabbed me by the collar, pinned me between the ground and the wall and covered me with his body. we were sprayed with broken
i went outside to the water tank to get a bowl of waterfor them. this is when the shell landed. i saw that it landed just where i had been sitting. i was outside and survived only because there was some man nearby. he heard the shell falling, grabbed me by the collar, pinned me between the ground and the wall and covered me with his body. we were sprayed with broken glass and concrete. i was stunned, probably even concussed, because i fell unconscious several times since. when the dust settled a bit, i cleared my eyes. i saw injured people around. i tried to make my way inside. the dogs were the family for me. they were everything i had left. i could not find a way to get inside, to at least find out whether they are alive or dead. i sincerely hope they died instantly.
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