Do you remember this shocking day exactly a year ago?
Where tonight is just another cold winter's evening, many Tembisans were left homeless a year ago
On July 26 at 4.28pm, exactly a year ago today, Kempton Express published this story as breaking news: “BREAKING: Watch as tornado sweeps through Tembisa”.
It caused a huge buzz on social media and had since been viewed more than 91 000 times.
Today we bring you this story again, as well as what happened in weeks after the devastation.
Original article
A tornado has hit Phumulani Mall in Tembisa about half an hour ago.
According to someone at the scene, the tornado swept through the area causing huge damage.
https://twitter.com/Sipho_Tshabalal/status/757942859324616705
According to the man, there has been huge damage caused to the shopping centre, including people’s cars parked in the parking lot.
ER24 is on route to the scene to attend to possible injuries.
Tornado in kempton park nou net! @Beeld_Nuus @JacaNews @GrootFM pic.twitter.com/KiBtuFPofx
— Juan-Pierre Moller (@jpmoller2) July 26, 2016
According to information received, the tornado is headed towards Springs.
More information will follow.
Follow-up articles:
• UPDATE: The aftermath at tornado-hit mall in Tembisa
• Tembisa tornado: the damage in pictures
• Tembisa Tornado, the aftermath (Pictures from residents)
• 400 left displaced after devastating Tembisa tornado
• Help needed to assist tornado victims in Tembisa
• Metro opens command centre for donations to tornado victims
• Help arrives for tornado victims
