A woman was killed and three other people injured during an overnight storm in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape, police said on Sunday.
Superintendent Mzukisi Fatyela said the woman (64) died when strong winds collapsed her home.
”There is lots of damage. Roofs were ripped off homes, whole structures came down, cars were damaged,” he said.
Eskom cables were also uprooted from the ground, trees were uprooted and about ten cars and 100 homes were damaged.
Disaster management had arrived on the scene to assist those who had been displaced, he said.
Police were visiting various localities to ascertain the extent of the damage and to determine if there had been any more deaths or injuries. — Sapa