Author links open overlay panel T.R Kjeldsen a J.C Smithers b R.E ... the outliers reflect the 1987 and 1959 floods. It’s reported that over 2000 emergency calls were logged last night in and around the affected area. The rainfall peaked during this storm at 950 mm and most river basins were flooded. Twitter. Floods in Port St Johns on the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape. I am lookining for any information relating to that story. Produced by Tekweni Media. Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences: Vol. John Wright, retired KwaZulu- Natal history professor, recalls that dreadful month. South African Journal of Science, 103, 274-276. Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences: Vol. "At the time they (the floods) seemed completely incidental. The land rises from the coast to more than 11,000 feet (3,300 metres) along the Drakensberg Escarpment on that border. Water South Africa, 20(1), 9-13. Areas in a arou cities of Pietermaritzburg a Ladysmith. WATCH: Taxi swept away by floods in KZN, ... (PEC) in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday received a preliminary report on the recent disaster incidents following severe weather conditions in the province. South Africa – Deadly Flash Floods in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Facebook unveils its ‘2020 Africa Year in Review’ [infographic] Kwazulu Natal Flood 1987. The Weather Service is warning that the rains will continue over the province on Wednesday with the weather only expected to clear from on Thursday. KwaZulu-Natal has the highest rainfall out of all the provinces and approximately 75 perennial rivers (Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development 2004). Tags: floods KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. Fortunately the cyclone Imboa changed course on the same day and moved away from the East coast of Africa (Kovács et al, 1985). Human perceptions and responses to floods with specific reference to the 1987 flood in the Mdloti River near Durban, South Africa. In March 1996, two years after South Africa's transition to majority rule, the trial of The State v. The nature of the land: the Dukuduku forest and the Mfolozi flats, KwaZulu-Natal* - Volume 51 Issue 3 Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Simon Bundy • Frances Roberts • Mariana Tomalin, Spatial Planning & Land Use Management Act, National Estuarine Management Plan Guideline, EMP for uMkhanyakude District Municipality, EMP for King Cetshwayo District Municipality, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Management of the Coastal and Marine Environments. In the Mvoti the river channel, normally 35m, widened to about 900m and deposited large quantities of sediment over this flood plain. The extent of damage to infrastructure includes flooded and blocked roads and collapsed buildings. The Death Toll in KZN has now risen to “51”, following the devastating floods in several parts of the province. The Kwazulu-Natal Copoerative Governance Department says 21 lives have been lost in the province following persistent heavy rains and flooding. DATE: 26 DECEMBER 1995. Kwazulu Natal Flood 1987. the floods of September 1987 and February 1988 in Natal and Kwa-Zulu, Republic of South Africa. Kwazulu tribal homela, Valley of a Thousa Hills. KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the old province of Natal, and the old homeland of KwaZulu. Area north of Durban. Flooding began last week in parts of Mozambique and Malawi. Regional flood frequency analysis in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, using the index-flood method. DURBAN - Repairing the damage caused by horrific floods in KwaZulu Natal is estimated to cost R1.1-billion. The Tugela River (Zulu: Thukela; Afrikaans: Tugelarivier) is the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.It is one of the most important rivers of the country. A framework for modelling losses arising from natural catastrophes in South Africa. The extent of damage to infrastructure includes flooded and blocked roads and collapsed buildings. Many bridges were washed away but the destruction of the Mdloti and Tugela river bridges caused the greatest disruption (Badenhorst et al. Scores of villagers swept away. The worst affected areas include Chatsworth in the south of Durban and Pinetown west of Durban. Grobler, R.R., 2003. https://bewilderbeast.org/2018/02/11/floods-in-kwazulu-natal-1987 Tugela River: 09/26/87: 10/02/87: 7 : 300 : 60,000 : Heavy rain : 1 : Tso: 92,670 5.9 : 1987-034 The destruction of property was catastrophic, nearly 400 people were … 23, No. (Bantu Holomisa/Twitter) Facebook. The destruction of property was catastrophic, nearly 400 people were … hailstorms, floods, disease outbreaks, and veld fires are affecting four socioeconomically marginalized urban communities in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Imboa caused high winds and dropped heavy rainfall over 350 mm in some locations, causing flooding along the Mhlatuze and Mfolozi rivers. Between 28 and 30 September, the central and southern part of Natal were ravaged by floods that were amongst the most devastating to have occurred in South Africa. Two weeks later came those unprecedented rains, three and half days of them. | City Engineer Durban: Umgeni River report on September 1987 flood, Hill Kaplan Scott Inc., Durban, 17 p. + app. Combined marine storm and Saros spring high tide erosion events along the KwaZulu-Natal coast in March 2007. "At the time they (the floods) seemed completely incidental. The most rain to fall in one day at one point ever recorded in South Africa was at the St Lucia Lake (597mm) (Grobler, 2003). by the September 1987 floods in Natal/KwaZulu. Badenhorst, P., Cooper, J.A.G., Crowther, J., Gonsalves, J., Grobler, N.A., Illenberger, W.K., Laubsher, W.I., Mason, T.R., Moller, J.P., Perry, J.E., Reddering, J.S.V., and van der Merwe, L. 1989. 1, … Survey of September 1987 Natal Floods. The destruction of property was catastrophic, nearly 400 people were killed and about 50 000 were left homeless. The Death Toll in KZN has now risen to “51”, following the devastating floods in several parts of the province. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00520-0. These are one of the most important synoptic-scale weather systems to affect South Africa. SALINITY, FLOODS AND THE INFAUNAL MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY OF THE ST LUCIA ESTUARY, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA. For example in some areas of the KwaZulu-Natal interior the cut-off low of September 1987 caused more flood damage than Tropical Cyclone Demoina in January 1984. The study area was divided into two homogeneous regions based on an index of monthly rainfall concentration. The March 2007 coastal erosion event, the 1987 flood event and the 1984 tropical cyclones are extreme event examples that took place along the KZN coast that are showcased here. In the floods of 1987 which inundated a greater part of this province, more than three hundred and eighty people lost their lives. A regional frequency analysis of annual maximum series (AMS) of flood flows from relatively unregulated rivers in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has been conducted, including identification of homogeneous regions and suitable regional frequency distributions for the regions. 164. Produced by Tekweni Media. Storms and heavy rain from 11 November caused flash flooding in areas of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, including Durban and the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Pretoria - Heavy rains and flooding in parts of KwaZulu-Natal have claimed the lives of at least five people, while many more have been forced to leave their homes. These are one of the most important synoptic-scale weather systems to affect South Africa. The death toll due to floods that caused havoc in KwaZulu-Natal has risen to 32. Regional flood frequency analysis in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, using the index-flood method. SALINITY, FLOODS AND THE INFAUNAL MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY OF THE ST LUCIA ESTUARY, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA. For example in some areas of the KwaZulu-Natal interior the cut-off low of September 1987 caused more flood damage than Tropical Cyclone Demoina in January 1984. Regional flood frequency analysis in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, using the index-flood method. A storm swell, coinciding with a saros spring high tide, struck the KwaZuluNatal coast on 19–20 March 2007. The name kwaZulu translates roughly as Place of Zulus, or more formally Zululand. Kovács, Z.P., Du Plessis, D.B., Bracher, P.R., Dunn, P., and Mallory, G.C.L. Author links open overlay panel T.R Kjeldsen a J.C Smithers b R.E ... the outliers reflect the 1987 and 1959 floods. The 19-month-old was one of at least nine victims of the storm that battered the coast of KwaZulu-Natal for more than 12 hours on Tuesday and left a swathe of destruction. Property damage resulted from unwise urban planning during the coastal building boom of the last two decades. Cyclone Domoina developed on 16 January 1984 along the northeastern coast of Mozambique and struck the African continent on 27 January. Smith, A.M., Guastella, L.A., Bundy, S.C., Mallory! 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