KZN COGTA MEC coordinates rescue operations after church wall collapse in Inanda

Provincial Disaster Management on site at eBuhleni Village in Inanda following the wall collapse.

Following the catastrophic collapse of an 18-metre retaining wall at eBuhleni Village in Inanda, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has stepped in through the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC).

The structure gave way during a church gathering, leaving approximately 20 congregants initially trapped beneath soil and rubble.

To coordinate the complex rescue and extrication operations on-site, provincial disaster teams have been deployed alongside eThekwini Municipality’s multidisciplinary emergency services, as confirmed by KZN COGTA MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi.

Church members outside as the officials try to deal with the disaster.