50 gewonden en 300 ontheemd na tornado in Vaal Marina
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50 gewonden en 300 ontheemd na tornado in Vaal Marina
Tornado hits Vaal Marina, dozens hurt
Midvaal Mayor Bongani Baloyi says two help centres have already been set-up to assist those who have lost everything.
The aftermath of a tornado that ripped through the Vaal Marina on 11 December 2017. Picture: @MidvaalLM/Twitter
JOHANNESBURG - At least 300 people have been displaced and 50 others injured after a tornado tore through the Vaal Marina area.
Midvaal Mayor Bongani Baloyi says the number of properties damaged or destroyed by the natural disaster is expected to rise once a full assessment has been concluded.
Baloyi says two help centres have already been set-up to assist those who have lost everything.
“We will be going back today and just try and access and see what the actual damage is. Electricity supply was completely cut off last night, with some of the electricity infrastructure damaged."
Clean-up operations are underway after the tornado.Dozens of people have been injured, after a tornado hit Vaal Marina early on Monday evening.
— Midvaal Municipality (@MidvaalLM) 11 december 2017
If you need emergency assistance, call 016 360 7500 or contact the Midvaal Call Centre on 0861 643 8225 #Tornado #VaalMarina pic.twitter.com/gPe7pUf0t1
The fire-brigade and disaster management officials are still on the scene.
No fatalities have been confirmed.
Midvaal fire chief Hannes Steyn said: “So at the moment Red Cross is providing those things they started already early this morning. They just need to see how many people need things and so on but at the moment definitely under control and doing very well.”
Mayor Baloyi says their priority is to help those affected to start rebuilding their homes.
“We did contact the Gift of the Givers so they’ve already started sending us some supplies. And we’ll start seeing what other damage was there so we can also start calling for assistance and help and so on.”
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So far, 550 families have reported damages to their properties, some of which have been destroyed.
— Midvaal Municipality (@MidvaalLM) 12 december 2017
At least 1 100 people have been left displaced. Temporary relief aid is currently being offered to those affected. #VaalMarina #VaalTornado pic.twitter.com/VToRfYHm6H
[MEDIA RELEASE]
— Midvaal Municipality (@MidvaalLM) 11 december 2017
Dozens injured after storm hits Vaal Marina on Monday evening. pic.twitter.com/Qncp1a2vdK
#VaalMarina view from deneysville. pic.twitter.com/BoRoMhJ0cI
— NeW_fAdEr (@Sibusiso_kevin1) 12 december 2017
The aftermath #VaalMarina @The_New_Age @ANN7tv pic.twitter.com/8WBcWvkTFp
— Ntombi Nkosi (@nntombi_nkosi) 12 december 2017
#Tornado: At least 300 people have been displaced & 50 people injured after a tornado hit Vaal Marina area in Midvaal. Several properties & infrastructures have also been damaged.
— Chris Tau (@ChristauTau) 12 december 2017
Thoughts & prayers with the families affected by this terrible disaster. #VaalMarina #Weather pic.twitter.com/7SqMuhf3WL
PICS: Over 30 injured, 300 homes damaged as tornado tears through Vaal Marina.#Tornado#VaalMarina #Weather pic.twitter.com/aF9SxX5HBe
— Chris Tau (@ChristauTau) 12 december 2017
Today in the Vaal Marina at Misty Bay Vaal dam Bentie Bezuidenhout #SouthAfrica @SAWeatherServic @JoelGuy_ @eNCAWeather @huisgenoot pic.twitter.com/lDySOYyYVh
— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) 11 december 2017
#VaalMarina: The Tornado caused much damage. And our prayers & thoughts are with the families of the four people killed. pic.twitter.com/O3ua7pgtbC
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) 12 december 2017
Dozens of people injured, 300 families reported damage to houses - some destroyed - after #Tornado hit #VaalMarina in Midvaal yesterday afternoon. https://t.co/xVGk1R4tuY
— OFM News (@OFMNews9497) 12 december 2017
Dozens injured, families displaced after #VaalMarina #Tornado https://t.co/T463rtZLSm pic.twitter.com/6EqR4QHsAb
— OFM News (@OFMNews9497) 12 december 2017
My thought's and prayers go to the affected people by the #Tornado that hit #VaalMarina Last night pic.twitter.com/cG4mmDitv2
— Finally Famous® (@Sydney_RSA) 12 december 2017
#Tornado: At least 300 people have been displaced & 50 people injured after a tornado hit Vaal Marina area in Midvaal. Several properties & infrastructures have also been damaged.
— Leandri J van Vuuren (@Lean3JvV) 12 december 2017
Thoughts & prayers with the families affected by this terrible disaster. #VaalMarina #Weather pic.twitter.com/O6IBgy5vER
Over 30 injured as #Tornado tears through #VaalMarina and Midvaal https://t.co/DdJdqiUyGE pic.twitter.com/WiE29zcH6g
— OFM News (@OFMNews9497) 12 december 2017
#SAWS is assessing the damage in the #VaalMarina to determine whether it was indeed a tornado that ripped through the area yesterday.
— ECR_Newswatch (@ECR_Newswatch) 12 december 2017
See footage of the storm here - https://t.co/N3mWzjDY27 pic.twitter.com/qc3OIkov1K
BREAKING
— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) 11 december 2017
Unconfirmed tornado touched down over Vaal Marina Vaaldam. Mark Jackson pic.twitter.com/qI3cV3v42x
Tornado causes massive damage at Vaal Marina near the Vaal Dam. WATCH pic.twitter.com/FYcUd0SbIP
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) 11 december 2017
#Tornado #VaalMarina pic.twitter.com/zPkwdhzqya
— S A Red Cross (@SARedCross) 12 december 2017
Tornado wreaks havoc in Vaal Marina #VaalMarina #Tornado https://t.co/WmjOOfNPvm pic.twitter.com/957nm6FzjM
— Africa News 24-7 (@AfricaNews24_7) 12 december 2017
