Hout Bay Fire Leaves Imizamo Yethu Residents Needing Urgent Support

Devastating fire leaves 400 homeless in Hout Bay

A fire in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, has destroyed numerous structures and displaced residents. Gift of the Givers has mobilised hot meals and bottled water.

Hout Bay fire leaves Imizamo Yethu residents needing urgent support

A fire destroyed numerous structures in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, on Sunday morning, 11 October, prompting a humanitarian response as residents face uncertainty over the extent of the damage and the assistance available to affected households. Gift of the Givers said its teams were alerted to the blaze shortly after 04:00. The organisation has mobilised hot meals and bottled water... Read more →

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Disaster Risk Management and informal settlements officials are coordinating recovery efforts.

Large fire rips through Mandela Park, Hout Bay

  The City’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to a large fire in Mandela Park (Imizamo Yethu West) in Hout Bay in the early hours of Sunday morning, 11 October.   Spokesperson Mark Bosch says on arrival, fire crews saw a large area of informal dwellings alight.   Fire engines from Hout Bay, Constantia, Wynberg, Lakeside, Roeland, Salt River and Sea Point, as well as water tankers from Gugulethu, Kraaifontein, Mitchell’s Plain and Epping Fire […]