Fire in Mitchells Plain leaves two dead and destroys two homes, car
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Cape Town - A man and a woman died and two homes were destroyed in an early morning fire in Woodlands, Mitchells Plain today.
Spokesperson for the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service, Jermaine Carelse, on Wednesday said that they received the emergency call at 12.26am about a fire in Sandury Road.
“When firefighters arrived, they found informal structures on fire but managed to contain and extinguish the blaze by 1:42am. Two Wendy houses were destroyed and a motor vehicle damaged in the fire,” Carelse said.
Flooding expected at newly formed informal settlements this winter
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The City of Cape Town says it is expecting an increase of flooding incidents this winter, especially at newly formed informal settlements.
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Malusi Booi, said there has been an increase in informal settlements due to Covid-19 and lockdown.
“As with most cities in South Africa, informality is a pronounced feature due to increased urbanisation, which has been made worse by the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 and the lockdown,” said Booi.