Durban’s eThekwini municipality has closed several beaches after reports showed critical levels of E.coli in the water.
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Water treatment company Talbot said the results ‘remain in the thousand counts, being critical for recreational activity,’ according to Times Live. ‘These results continue to trend critical for a number of weeks and are a huge cause for concern. Rivers counts remain high but lower than in recent weeks.’
Health experts and residents were concerned when an unknown black liquid was detected in the water at Umhlanga Beach, reports The Citizen. Samples were collected by the municipality.
DA spokesperson for Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs, Heinz de Boer, said that only half of KwaZulu-Natal’s waste treatment plants that were damaged during the recent floods have been repaired.
The following beaches are closed: Brighton, Ansteys, Point, Ushaka, Addington, South, Wedge, North, Bay of Plenty, Battery, Country Club Thekwini, Laguna, Baggies and Reunion beaches. Umhlanga main; Umdloti; Westbrooke and Bronze beaches in the northern region remain closed.
Beaches that remain open include Toti, Pipeline, Warner, Winklespruit; and Umgababa beaches.
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