Gallery: Ficksburg left in ruins

03/2011 Vincent Mkhekhe at his destroyed home in Meqheleng informal settlement near Ficksburg where his son, Thabane Mkhekhe died as a result of a tornado that tore through the informal settlement. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 Vincent Mkhekhe at his destroyed home in Meqheleng informal settlement near Ficksburg where his son, Thabane Mkhekhe died as a result of a tornado that tore through the informal settlement. Picture: Phill Magakoe

A local in Ficksburg took a picture of a destroyed house. 021011 Picture: Handout/Supplied

Louis Tlome stands helpless outside his Meqheleng Zone 8 home after a tornado tore through their informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 Dikeledi Molotsane from Meqheleng Zone 8 tries to rebuild her home after a tornado tore through their informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 A tornado tore through Meqheleng Zone 8 informal settlemnt near Ficksburg leaving families with their homes destroyed. Picture: Phill Magakoe

Tornado in Ficksburg. Picture Charles Von Maltitz/facebook

Two men sit helpless outside their destroyed Meqheleng Zone 8 home after a tornado tore through their informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 A Meqheleng Zone 8 resident tries to rebuild his home after a tornado tore through their informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 Young boys sit helpless outside their destroyed Meqheleng Zone 8 home after a tornado tore through their informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 A window frame was the only thing left standing at Dikeledi Molotsane's home after a tornado tore through their Meqheleng Zone 8 informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

A family sits outside their destroyed Meqheleng Zone 8 home after a tornado tore through their informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

Vincent Mkhekhe stands in disbelief outside his destroyed home in Meqheleng informal settlement near Ficksburg where his son, Thabane Mkhekhe died as a result of a tornado that tore through the informal settlement. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 Louis Tlome stands helpless outside his Meqheleng Zone 8 home after a tornado tore through their informal settlement near Ficksburg. Picture: Phill Magakoe

03/2011 The destroyed house of Vincent Mkhekhe in Meqheleng informal settlement near Ficksburg where his son, Thabane Mkhekhe died as a result of a tornado that tore through the informal settlement. Picture: Phill Magakoe