I read a piece on my Muti rss feed last night called the calm before the storm and I never thought that the message it conveyed, would somehow be a warning to me.

Images of nature’s destructive power was visible in all the areas I’ve traveled today. Rosmead Avenue, the street on my doorstep was filled with debris  of broken branches-some piled up on the sides of the road- some still in the road. Along the M5 closer to the William Herbert soccer grounds , fences were pumbled and the golf course flooded beyond recognition. Along De Wet road in Ottery the scenes became worse as images of damaged roofs with missing tiles left a sense of helpessness in the pit of my stomach. The Ottery Hypermarket was cordoned off because a gust of wind ripped apart the barge boards from the entrance overhang which resulted in many people getting injured. The day was filled with wailing sirens from all forms of state services such as police vehicles, fire fighters and disaster management trying to aid the victims of angry mother nature.

Scene at the Ottery Hypermarket.

Many feel that this is just another incident in the world that we live in today and as long as it doesn’t happen to us personally, well……. that its a bullet dodged and no skin off our backs.  A close relative of mine was affected when he lost his roof today and I tell you, it is horrible to lose your most valuable form of security in such a freak manner. I haven’t seen anything on the news yet but I know we will hear about people in shacks being displaced by today’s occurrence. The question is how are we going to help? Please give some ideas because South Africans need to stand together in such times and show compassion to those who have been affected.