Massive flooding in Durban and areas, South Africa, overnight left at least 23 people dead, after multiple structural collapse, and many more missing and buried under mud and debris, according to IPSS Medical Rescue.

An unknown number of occupants were trapped within the house but have been safely evacuated. Both lanes of a section of Rockview Road in Amanzimtoti, in front of the garage, have completely washed away.
Disaster weather apparent in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday and Tuesday, April 23 has seen a house collapse in Rockview Road, Amanzimtoti, South Coast Sun reports.
An unknown number of occupants were trapped within the house but have been safely evacuated. Both lanes of a section of Rockview Road in Amanzimtoti, in front of the garage, have completely washed away
Supplied video of the collapsed building:
ER24’s Jannes Prinsloo confirmed at 7.45am that emergency services had been dispatched and are on scene. While the number of occupants in the home is unknown, one person with serious injuries has been treated has been transported to the hospital.
Kingsway High School paramedic, Chris Botha said: “We treated one elderly man that sustained severe head and spinal injuries. Walls were collapsing around us but we managed to stabilise him on a spinal board before transporting him to hospital. Rockview Road is collapsing, half of it is already gone.”

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Tue, 23 Apr 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuUyWb9-yfQr
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Rural houses also collapsed

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Massive Flooding in Durban Area Leaves at Least 23 Dead and Homes Collapsed

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From Marina van Aswegen
Images taken from the air of the house that collapsed in Amanzimtoti

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