The climate during the settlement development together with heavy rainfall impact negatively on mass movement in the Bluff in durban
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Durban - Engineers and excavators are clearing a landslide that has forced the closure of railway lines on the Bluff, inconveniencing commuters and sparking fears that nearby houses were under threat.
Heavy rainfall in Durban two weekends ago collapsed a steep bank, spilling saturated soil 50 metres down onto the lines.
A deluge of sand covered a stretch of the railway line at the bottom of Kings Rest Road forcing the closure of the line at Kings Rest railway station.
On Thursday, engineers, land surveyors and officials from the Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (Prasa), were on site assessing the situation.
Prasa spokesman, Zama Nomnganga, said the train service had been disrupted.
They were awaiting a technical report confirming the exact cause from Transnet Freight Rail, which uses this train line.
“We (Prasa) are operating until Wentworth Station. Buses are being used for our commuters going any further,” he said.
Langa Magwaza, a Bluff resident, said a neighbour walking his dogs notified him of the landslide a few metres away from his back wall.
“We are extremely concerned that if there is another heavy downpour the bank will collapse further and take part of our home with it. Engineers have assured us they are working on the matter,” he said.