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Almost 150 mense in Khaya displaced by a roaring blaze as a bitter winter grips in the Cape
Daily Voice
|June 09, 2025
ALMOST 150 mense were left to brave the woeste Kaapse weer at the weekend without a roof over their heads after fires ripped through Silvertown, Khayelitsha.
Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell confirmed the fire broke out late Friday night, with city officials conducting assessments the following morning.
Powell said on Saturday: “Following an assessment by Disaster Risk Management officials this morning, it was determined that 45 structures were destroyed, impacting 145 people.”
City departments have been mobilised to clear debris and restore damaged municipal infrastructure, with Powell yesterday announcing that a weather warning was lifted after heavy rains on Saturday night.
This story is from the June 09, 2025 edition of Daily Voice.
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