400 Residents of Khayelitsha
are pleading for help after 152 homes were destroyed on New Year’s day due to a
fire. The homes that were destroyed is from the Taiwan informal settlement.
The fire occurred on Friday
evening and it is still unclear how it started.
Khayelitsha community
activist, Ntsiki Dlulani, said that any assistance will be welcomed whether it
be bedding, toiletries, clothing, food etc. She says the community has nothing.
The residents were left find
their own way as they were not provided with emergency shelter. Dlulani is
upset at the lack of support shown by the City of Cape Town and their inability
to provide fire kits.
The City, however, said that they can no longer make starter kits for fires and floods available due to budget cuts. They said that they need to contact the national government directly for funding.
By Danielle Mentoor
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