Thieves Target Properties Damaged In Tornado: Tongaat – KZN

Properties damaged by a tornado that swept through Tongaat – KZN on Monday are now being targeted by thieves.

Residents of Sandfields and Fairbreeze in Tongaat – KZN informed members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) that drug addicts are entering homes that were damaged during the tornado and stealing anything of value.

An elderly female who is currently attempting to restore her home in Sandfields- KZN informed Reaction Officers that her grandsons are sleeping outdoors at night in an attempt to protect household items they salvaged from their extensively damaged home.

Areas affected by the tornado are experiencing power outages. Thieves are utilising the darkness at night to gain entry to homes and strip them off their valuables.

Several homes were left vacant after families were forced to relocate.

Video shows a road in Sandfields – KZN where thieves are operating at night.