Telephone communications, cellphone coverage, broadband internet and cable TV services were cut for the valley's 7 million people, although some communications have been gradually restored.
Ukuxhumana ngezingcingo, ukusebenza komakhalekhukhwini, ukuxhumana kwezamakhompyutha nemisebenzi kwezomabonakude kwanqamuka kubantu abayizigidi eziyisikhombisa, nakuba kubuye kwavuseleleka ngokunensa ukuxhumana futhi.