MTN sites down amid flooding in KZN
The flooding has caused power outages at many of their sites, and while they have battery back-up at many of the sites, these batteries have been depleted.
The torrential rains that have battered parts of KwaZulu-Natal since Saturday, April 9, have shut down 500 MTN network sites in the region, this according to the cellphone company.
MTN SA’s spokesperson, Jacqui O’Sullivan, said, “The flooding in the KZN region has caused power outages at many of our sites, and while we have battery back-up at many of the sites, these batteries have been depleted.”
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According to the country’s second largest cellular network provider, some of the areas currently impacted by the outage include Durban South, South Coast, Umlazi, Amanzimtoti, Ballito and Salt Rock.
Technicians have been deployed to affected areas, and are working to restore connectivity.
The mayor of eThekwini, Mxolisi Kaunda, has told media that the flooding has resulted in damage to roads and had knocked out electricity supply to several parts of the city, while several water supply lines have also been affected.
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