'My heart is so sore': Cape Town residents rebuild homes after Easter fires rip through settlements

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'My heart is so sore': Cape Town residents rebuild homes after Easter fires rip through settlements

Residents have begun rebuilding their homes after a fire ripped through an informal settlement in Mfuleni.

The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management teams have been sent to various areas in Cape Town for mop-up operations after massive fires ripped through several informal settlements over the weekend, leaving hundreds of people destitute.One of the fires occurred on Sunday morning, and 200 structures were destroyed, affecting 410 people in Mfuleni. The same day, a fire also broke out in Doornbach and destroyed 71 structures, affecting 158 residents.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

 

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