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title: "Images of Hell: The death and destruction in the aftermath of the KZN floods"
description: "KwaZulu-Natal counts the cost of the floods that have ravaged the province."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "PROVINCIAL DISASTER"
author: "Shiraaz Mohamed"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/shiraazmohammed/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-04-13-images-of-hell-the-death-and-destruction-in-the-aftermath-of-the-kzn-floods/"
published: "2022-04-13T23:48:41"
updated: "2022-04-14T15:42:40"
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# Images of Hell: The death and destruction in the aftermath of the KZN floods

> KwaZulu-Natal counts the cost of the floods that have ravaged the province.

By Shiraaz Mohamed · Published 14 April 2022, 01:48 SAST · Updated 14 April 2022, 17:42 SAST

## Content

#### *WARNING: There are graphic images below*

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![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC4761.jpg)

A wastepicker at the beach at sunrise collects aluminium cans on 13 April 2022 following heavy rainfall and flooding. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)

![A resident stands on the N3 highway and watches the destruction as shipping containers lay strewn alongside the R102, 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/-GU0xDfz66yr66TTqs84shZ4bI8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC4825.jpg)

*A resident stands on the N3 highway and watches the destruction as shipping containers lay strewn alongside the R102 on 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)*

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![People stand on a bridge and watch the removal of shipping containers along the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal following heavy rains, flooding and mudslides, 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/lnOY3WQzZH-MQeWwZr33dTrOHZ4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC4828.jpg)

*People stand on a bridge and watch the removal of shipping containers along the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal following heavy rains, flooding and mudslides on 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)*

![WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE. The body of a baby, which washed up on Ispingo Beach after heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, is covered with a jersey. 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/mNH15EuHrd-yVqudMUu9WxR551Q=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC4963.jpg)

*WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE. The body of a baby, which washed up on Ispingo Beach after heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, is covered with a jersey. 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)*

![An image taken from beneath a bridge that was washed away on the Griffiths Mxenge Highway near Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal following heavy rains, flooding and mudslides that has killed over 250 people. 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/1ODJuUCLYWj5Z6h36OZWR15bIas=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC5081.jpg)

*An image taken from beneath a bridge that was washed away on the Griffiths Mxenge Highway near Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal after flooding on 13 April 2022. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)*

![A battered shipping container and directional sign board on the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal on 13 April 2022 following heavy rain in the province. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Pu-gd7C6eT_ZBOSFVjWmYXq-FXc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC5141.jpg)

*A battered shipping container and directional sign board on the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal on 13 April 2022 following heavy rain in the province. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)*

![A washed up van  close to Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal on 13 April 2022 following one of the deadliest floods in the province that has killed more than 250 people. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/yFIm6hkRz2RhqGsd7VFihtLq4Jw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC5293.jpg)

*A washed-up van close to Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, on 13 April 2022 following one of the deadliest floods in the province that has killed hundreds of people. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)*

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