Valhalla fire victims take refuge at a community hall

Andiswa Mkosi
24 December 2013

The City of Cape Town says some informal settlers left homeless by yesterday’s devastating fire in Valhalla Park have taken refuge at a community hall.

The City’s JP Smith says Disaster Risk Management assisted with blankets , food and clothes.

Smith says the earth moving equipment is on site also there is a venue operaiojn centre where disaster management and housing are busy identfying and veryfying the beneficiaries for the new sites.

As soon as the earth moving equipment has cleared the site a surveyor will go on the site. Toilets and taps have already been provided and once the plots are marked the residents will be issued with a starter kit which they will assemble under the supervision of council, added JP Smith.