KZN storms | Tornado displaces over 1,200 in Tongaat

DURBAN - A tornado has ripped through Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal, causing extensive damage to homes and schools.

It's left over a thousand families homeless.

Meanwhile, the death toll in the devastating Durban storm has risen to six.

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The storm also knocked out power lines, leaving many parts of eThekwini without electricity.

Gift of the Givers has joined relief efforts.

Bilall Jeewa said the most important needs need to be assessed first.