Alexandria was hit, by a quick weather storm, on Monday afternoon. I was driving from Uitenhage and about 10 Km's from Alex, I noticed that the road was wet and leaves were strewn all over the road. The same scene greeted me in the main street. Streets wer overflowing. and I rush to my home in Fourt Avenue. Water was flowing down the road, because there is not a single drainage system in our streets.
This is what the SABC2 had to say "A storm has left a trail of destruction at Alexandria in the Eastern Cape this afternoon. It uprooted trees, blew off roofs and damaged cars and at least 20 houses.
A resident says rain accompanied by strong winds came after six o'clock at Wuentzel Park, lasting about seven minutes. One house caught fire after a lightning strike. An infant has been rushed to hospital after a brick fell on her.
Residents say they've long complained about the cracks in the RDP houses built in 1999, blaming the Ndlambe Municipality for neglect."
Disaster management is busy arranging for the victims to be placed in community halls overnight."
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