KwaZulu-Natal police have been deployed to provide assistance and warm food to motorists that are stuck on the N3 between Estcourt and Mooi River due to heavy snowfall .
Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said the management of police in KZN mobilised business partners who prepared food and warm clothes for the those who are stuck in the freezing snow since Friday.
Despite unfavourable flying conditions, police, working with other rescue and humanitarian entities, are braving the conditions to preserve life and deliver much needed basic services, said Netshiunda.
Meanwhile, the disaster relief group, Gift of the Givers, said it was in communication with various organisations and people within its network in KZN to ascertain what assistance can be rendered.
We have loaded our vehicles with relevant supplies and have requested selected garages and business houses to provide hot drinks and snacks to motorists, their families and truck drivers who need the assistance, said Gift of the Givers.
