About 800 people are displaced, following four informal residential fires, reported, on Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday.
The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre completed
assessments of all four sites on Sunday. It says 339 structures were destroyed.
These include areas in Dunoon, Mfuleni and two fire
incidents in Langa.
‘’In Mfuleni, where 200 structures were destroyed,
affecting 410 persons, the Councillor and a representative of the Western Cape
Education Department are currently looking for halls to accommodate those
affected. At the rest of the sites, affected persons have taken up shelter with
family and friends in the areas,’’ said Charlotte Powell, City of Cape Town
Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson.
‘’The fire in Doornbach (ZweZwe) destroyed 71 structures,
affecting 158 persons. The first fire in Langa, reported just before 19:30 last
night, destroyed 36 structures, leaving 123 people affected. The second
incident, in the same vicinity, destroyed 32 structures, with 68 people
affected,’’ she added.
Humanitarian organisations, Gift of the Givers and Islamic
Relief, will provide humanitarian assistance at the various sites for the next
five days. This includes hot meals, food parcels, mattresses, clothing, and
hygiene packs to those affected.
‘’Various City departments including Electricity, Solid
Waste and Water & Sanitation are assisting with clearing fire debris and
attending to damaged/compromised infrastructure. The Informal Settlements
Management Department and the National Human Settlements Department are
actively engaging the affected communities to discuss plans for rebuilding,’’
said Powell.
Done By: Mitchum George
No comments:
Post a Comment