DURBAN - Two people have been found dead opposite the popular Suncoast Casino on the Durban beachfront.

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KwaZulu-Natal police said that it appeared that the man and woman were stabbed to death.

The motive behind the murders was not known yet.

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KZN police’s Jay Naicker said that the bodies of a woman and man were spotted by a local vagrant, who alerted the police.

'When police officers arrived at the scene they found the bodies of a man and a woman lying on the dunes. The woman had sustained multiple stab wounds to the body. The man had a knife that was still protruding from his chest.'

Naicker said that the motive for the crime was not yet known but they were conducting double murder investigations.

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He said that the police were able to identify the woman as a card with her name was found in her handbag.

He added that the police are still trying to ascertain the identity of the man.

The public is urged to note that severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours are expected over most parts of KwaZulu-Natal from Thursday afternoon, 14 November into Friday afternoon. Improvement is expected from Friday evening. However, there will still be some rain in places over KwaZulu-Natal.

The thunderstorms will also be accompanied by severe lightning, hail and strong, damaging winds.

The potential impact of the severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours could result in the flooding of roads which in turn could lead to major travel disruptions and incidents. Flooding of settlements, both formal and informal, as well as the closure of low lying bridges is possible. The public is urged to be cautious as the inclement weather may result in fast flowing streams and deep water. The storms which will be accompanied by lightning, hail and strong winds may pose danger to life, vehicles and structural damage.

Current forecast confirmed by the South African Weather Service show storm activity commencing at 1pm tomorrow, 14 November with the peak centered over the south central region between uMlazi and Pinetown, moving off by 6pm.

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The northern areas between Durban North and Tongaat are expected to experience thunderstorms tomorrow, Thursday between 11pm and 8am on Friday morning, 15 November that will see high intensity rainfall in excess of average rainfall.

The public is urged not to circulate unofficial weather warnings as this creates unnecessary panic and to rather only share information from the Municipality and official news sites. This includes false reports of 11 people dying after a roof collapsed at Suncoast Casino today.