Alarming Video of Flooding Damage at UKZN Campus Leaves Parents and Students Unsettled

• A video showing a flooded student res building and other property damage has been circulating online
• The incident is said to have taken place at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Howard College campus
• The province experienced heavy rainfall on Monday, 8 May and further flooding predictions have been reported

A chilling video showing flooding damage at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Howard College campus has left many people concerned.

The footage posted on Monday on TikTok by @lwazilwakhe2k shows what appears to be a student resident building flooded with muddy water in the rooms and hallways. Another part of the clip also shows a collapsed outdoor stairway.

Flood predictions in KZN after recent heaving rainfall

The province experienced heavy rainfall from Monday, 8 May. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal has issued a warning of possible floods in the area.

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According to eNCA, 15 municipalities have been placed on high alert.

South Africans react to unsettling UKZN video of flooding

KZN experienced major floods in April 2022, which claimed the lives of 400 people. Netizens were left feeling unsettled by the Howard College incident.

lungimtshali678 commented:

"Ingane zethu Jesu."

zipho reacted:

"Kuhlezi kuyiTheku."

lethokuhleenhle said:

"Hope niphephile nkosi yami."

@sweetchubby wrote:

"South Africa needs prayers. Izimvula zike zaba khona before even kungena umusika bekungamosheki kanje, but ever since saba ne flood ai kubakhona lakumoshakala."

Anto replied:

"Kodwa Jesu nge KZN."

Video of people risking their lives to get to work as they cross collapsed road has SA heartbroken

In a different story, Briefly News reported that a video of scores of people risking their lives and safety to jump through hurdles of damaged roads to get to work has Mzansi online users heartbroken.

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The clip was shared on Twitter by online user @thusi_nomzamo, showing the extremes KZN residents had to go through to fulfil their work commitments following the heavy floods that extensively damaged roads and infrastructure in the province.

The large group is seen trying to cross a collapsed road to try to the other side despite the risk of injury or worse.

Source: Briefly News