Aerial view of the Durban beachfront
The Municipality had earlier this month indicated that by the 1st of December they would have managed to open the beaches that are still closed. In October, a civil organisation concerned with water quality, Adopt-A-River, said it has identified rolling blackouts as a factor that could impair the clearance of high e.coli levels on Durban beaches.E.coli was detected in the water after several pump stations and water treatment sites were damaged by the floods.