A tornado has been reported to have swept through Zandspruit informal settlement in Honeydew following the heavy hail storm which just hit parts of Johannesburg on 9 October.
Houses have been destroyed, sign boards are down and vehicles have been tipped over, this is according to emergency personnel from Vital Med Tyron Pieterse, who is at the scene.
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He added that countless trees have been rooted out and fallen into cars.
“We’ve currently been accounted for two patients; it’s a mess out here. We can’t tell if there’s any more injured or dead at this stage,” said Pieterse observing the scene.
“If anybody is injured in Zandspruit or anyone needs assistance, they can come to the other side of Beyers Naude Drive in an open piece of land where all relevant services are going to be congregating and treating patients,” Pieterse urged.
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