PRASA Concludes Preliminary Assessment of KZN Flood Damage

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PRASA Concludes Preliminary Assessment of KZN Flood Damage

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PRASA Disaster Management Task Team Concludes Preliminary Assessment Of Rail Damage Caused By KZN Floods
The floods that hit several parts of KwaZulu Natal have wreaked havoc and caused extensive damage to PRASA rail infrastructure, leading to the suspension of train services. Metrorail KZN has experienced substantial damage to its facilities, rail infrastructure as well as rolling stock. A multidisciplinary Disaster Management Response Team comprising of various divisional heads, senior managers and PRASA’s engineering team was set up to assess the extent of the damage to the rail network and develop a recovery plan. Under difficult circumstances, the team concluded its initial investigations. According to the collated data and photographic evidence of inaccessible areas, the direct cost of the recovery in the region is estimated to be between R2.6 billion and R2.9 billion...
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