Storm wreaks havoc at CROW
The CROW clinic remains a hive of activity as animals are treated in their temporary enclosures in the clinic.
IT was all hands-on deck at CROW as the devastating torrential downpour tore through the centre on Tuesday, 10 October.
According to Chandré de Bruyn, marketing and communications officer at CROW, the disastrous Durban storm has been the talk of the day since it took place.
“It all started off with light rains and a cooling breeze that caused a bit of humour watching our residential Grey-Headed Heron enjoy Mother Nature at her best. The next moment, we just saw a stream of water flow down the driveway that lead to chaos,” she said.
The entire team of staff and volunteers sprang into action to quickly evacuate patients to safe areas within the clinic. While trees collapsed onto enclosures and areas flooded, the wind blew debris around like a hurricane. In the wake of the storm, a young mongoose lost his life and the team were left battered and bruised.
The CROW clinic remains a hive of activity as animals are treated in their temporary enclosures in the clinic. Once all the patients have been attended to, the team will begin the clean-up and repairs which comes at the busiest season of the year for CROW, baby season.
“CROW needs your help, from services to donations, if you’re able to assist now’s the time it’s needed most,” she said.
Email: info@crowkzn.co.za if you can lend a help hand.
