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WATCH: Canal dug to stop river overflowing

A large front-end loader was used to dig a canal from the river to the sea, to prevent flooding

A FRONT-END loader was brought in on Friday afternoon to open a canal into the sea at Umlalazi River Mouth in Mtunzini.

The river was threatening to burst its banks after consistent rain fell over the course of last week.

Carol Dewar Hermann uploaded this video of the operation to Facebook:

 

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