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 as well as with a damaged wall, Mpumalanga News reports.
The Nkomazi local municipality reported that about nine houses in Driekoppies, Middleplaas, Mogogeni, and Schoemansdal were affected.
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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