PIENAAR – Car windows were broken and a famous church building’s roof was ripped off following a heavy storm in the Msogwaba area.
The newly built structure of the Holy Banner Church in Zion was ripped off its steel poles by a gusty winds, which also blew off the roof of the old structure, around 14:00 yesterday.
“Everything was deeply immersed in water,” explained Ms Busisiwe Tlou, the church’s public relations officer.
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She added that the incident happened a few hours after a successful fund-raising service, attended by young and old. “No one was injured, but we are still shocked by what happened,” Tlou stated
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Mr Joseph Ngala, spokesperson for the City of Mbombela, said he had learnt of car windows which were broken by the storm around Pienaar although a detailed report had not been received by the municipality so far.
“The municipality had not received a formal report of the storm damages,” he said.
