Durban - RESIDENTS of Queensburgh living in the vicinity of Boundary Road, gathered to do some necessary mopping-up work on their street after this past week’s heavy rains hit various parts of KZN and left a trail of destruction.
With the suburb of Queensburgh, south of Durban, known to be set on undulating terrain, banks washing away due to the soaking rain that fell for a few days -- beginning last Saturday -- had become a common occurrence in the area.
A number of homeowners were left counting the costs of the storm damage afterwards.
Rehabilitation of buildings, boundary walls, driveways, gardens and, in some instances, foundations will keep repair crews busy in the coming days and weeks.
When the rains began to subside on Tuesday morning, residents of Boundary Road realised they were hemmed in by the large mounds of sand and debris that had collected at some sections of the street, making it impossible for motorists to drive through.
Once the calls for assistance were posted on local community chat groups, some residents dutifully gathered with spades and other implements to shovel a way through the blockage.
SUNDAY TRIBUNE