By Bongiwe Dlamini

MBABANE:Alpheous Nxumalo,the eSwatini Government Spokesperson says, Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla, officials from the National Disaster Management Agency(NDMA) and Baphalali Red Cross Society will assess the damage caused by the recent hailstorm and come-up with a comprehensive report.

This comes after eSwatini experienced hailstorm on Friday afternoon that caused damaged worth millions,cars, houses and furniture within private homes were damaged.

In a public statement released on Saturday, the Government Spokesperson said,Government noted the serious impact of climate-change across the globe and this came at a time when the world had gathered at the Climate Change Conference, the Conference was held Dubai, the United Arab Emirates(UAE).

“Preliminary reports indicate that about seven Tinkhundla have been affected by the hailstorm, and these are Mafutseni and Mntfongwaneni in the Manzini region as well as Khubuta,Khwene,Sandleni,Hosea and Mtsambama in the Shiselweni region,”reads the statement in part, released by the Government Spokesperson.