US EditionMost devastating blaze in years: Du Noon informal settlement fire leaves 5,500 displaced
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City begins registering victims of Du Noon informal settlement fire - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
The City of Cape Town Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) says registration of people affected by the Site five informal settlement fire at Du Noon are underway. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis earlier indicated that nearly one-thousand dwellings had been destroyed. This morning I visited Site 5 in DuNoon where a fire destroyed hundreds of homes yesterday. I’m grateful for the City teams who are on the ground in large numbers helping resi…
Dunoon Fire: Relief efforts underway as full scale of the damage is still being determined
The registration of residents affected by the fire that tore through Site 5 in Dunoon is currently underway, as authorities work to determine the full impact of the incident. According to the City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson, Charlotte Powell, the scale of the fire means it will take time to establish the exact number of structures destroyed and people displaced. Operations on site are being coordinated through a mobile Jo…
Update: Firefighters face hurdles as a fierce fire rages through Dunoon's Site 5
Update: 10 January,10am Emergency services faced a daunting challenge on Friday as a sprawling fire erupted in Site 5 of Dunoon, disrupting lives and threatening properties. The densely packed structures within this informal settlement significantly complicated firefighters’ efforts to control the spreading flames. Upon the first signs of the fire, 14 units from the City’s Fire and Rescue team were deployed promptly to the scene. However, the c…
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