KZN storms leave residents without power: These are the areas affected

Severe weather conditions led to widespread power outages across the KwaZulu-Natal region, leaving residents without electricity in multiple areas, according to the eThekwini Municipality. The municipality's Electricity and Energy Directorate was inundated with calls from residents reporting electricity faults, with the contact centre overwhelmed by the high volume of requests for assistance.

Additional technical teams were dispatched to affected suburbs in Durban on Friday to expedite repairs and restore power supply. The municipality noted that dozens of medium voltage faults were still being processed on Friday, with repair efforts prioritized in areas such as Malukazi, Gillitts, Alverstone, Umlazi-C, and Kwandengezi-A due to the complexity of the work required.

Equipment failure and cable faults were identified as the primary causes of power outages, while other factors like theft, vandalism, and vegetation encroaching on power lines were also reported in several suburbs. The municipality acknowledged that the scale of the problem had caused delays in restoring electricity to certain areas, as municipal teams worked methodically through the backlog of repair tasks.

Residents were urged to exercise patience while the municipality worked to restore power supply under difficult weather conditions. The municipality encouraged residents to check online to determine if their area had been affected by the power outages.