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WATCH: Weekend’s heavy rain leaves residents with damaged and roofless houses
Last Tuesday, a nine-year-old boy in Louisville died after a brick wall collapsed onto him when a hailstorm battered the area leaving 25 houses damaged.
Some residents were left with damaged and roofless properties on Saturday after heavy rains swept through parts of Nkomazi and surrounding areas in Mbombela. A popular joint in Kabokweni Cargo Lounge was also left roofless including a damaged wall.
The Nkomazi Local Municipality reported that about nine houses in Driekoppies, Middleplaas, Mogogeni and Schoemansdal were the affected areas. Last Tuesday, a nine-year-old boy in Louisville died after a brick wall collapsed onto him when a hailstorm battered the area leaving 25 houses damaged.
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VIDEO: A resident in Kabokweni records the aftermath of the hailstorm.
