Devastating storm hits Mount Ayliff, Eastern Cape

On this day in history, at least 22 people were killed and 4000 left homeless, when a severe storm hit Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The then Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development Minister, Valli Moosa, issued a statement saying there was a chance the Eastern Cape region would be declared a disaster area. 10 children were among those who died when the storm hit the Mount Ayliff and in the Kokstad area.