In April 2022, days of heavy rain across KwaZulu-Natal in southeastern South Africa led to deadly floods.

Critical infrastructure, including major roads, transportation, communication, and electrical systems, were also impacted by the flooding, and this damage greatly hampered recovery and relief efforts.

[8] On the 11th of April, a low pressure area evolved near the southeast coast of South Africa from the interaction of an upper-level trough and warmer air near the surface.

[9] The clockwise flow of the low pressure system brought warm, moist air from the subtropics toward the coast, resulting in heavy rain across KwaZulu-Natal.

[7] Tragically a father and his daughter also lost their lives in Manors Pinetown on Charles Mowat Avenue when their home was completely washed away by a landslide.

[17] Kwazi Mshengu, Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education in KZN announced that close to 300 rural and urban schools had been damaged in the storm.

[15] Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter announced on 12 April that rolling blackouts would occur that evening due to issues in the network caused by the excessive rains.

[19] At their Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme facility, excessive debris on grids protecting the turbines needed clearing and on the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, both upper and lower dams were at full capacity and emptying the upper dam could result in flooding.

[6] By the 13th of April, trucks were backlogged on the N3 South from the Mariannhill Toll Plaza back 10 km to Hammarsdale with minor looting taking place as they were unable to enter the port in Durban.

[15] This occurred in the early evening on the 11th of April, and a command centre made up of Transnet, customers and operators were set up to monitor activities at the port.

[23] A Pepkor distribution centre in Durban was closed due to flooding leaving two others in Johannesburg and Cape Town to assist the supply chain.

[25] President Cyril Ramaphosa, attending a three-day summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Maputo, cut short his trip and returned to KwaZulu Natal on 13 April.

[25] President Cyril Ramaphosa visited families and local residents affected by the storm and floods in Lindelani, Ntuzuma, eMaoti and uMzinyathi.

[27] Early assessments of the damage to the provincial roads in KwaZulu-Natal worth R5.7 billion were announced by transport minister Fikile Mbalula on 15 April.