Twenty-three people have died following a violent storm that moved over the eThekwini area on Monday night and continued into Tuesday morning.
The announcement was made at a press briefing on Tuesday.
The MEC for Cooperative Governance (COGTA) in the province Nomusa Dube-Ncube says the expect the death toll to rise.
According to Cogta, over 2,000 emergency calls were logged on Monday night.
Several roads in and around the city were also closed due to the storm, with hours-long delays being experienced by motorists since early on Tuesday.
Rescue workers had regrouped in the Malvern area by 9.30am on Tuesday and were busy digging through rubble at a home where four people, two adults, and two children, died earlier in the morning.
According to neighbours, another three children could still be trapped under the debris. The house was decimated by a mudslide from a nearby bank.
The rescue workers were joined by throngs of neighbours and community members who offered their assistance.
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