Hundreds of residents who are homeless after a fire at the eNkanini informal settlement in KwaMashu, north of Durban, on Monday said they were now left with nothing but the clothes on their back.
A fire, which broke out earlier on Monday, gutted over 100 dwellings in the area.
Firefighters are still battling the blaze while paramedics said they had treated four people with minor injuries.
#KZNfire JUST IN: More than a hundred homes in KZN have been destroyed in a blaze currently raging in an informal settlement in KwaMashu. pic.twitter.com/90pSfSWSBa
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) June 15, 2020
#KZNfire Firefighters are trying to extinguish the blaze in an informal settlement in KwaMashu. More than a hundred homes already destroyed. Four people injured. pic.twitter.com/ZDa1Bj2GDL
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) June 15, 2020
Residents are trying to salvage what they could. Unfortunately, many of their possessions were destroyed.
The mood is intense at the informal settlement. Some residents are fighting over the few remaining items, but police are monitoring the situation.
Local ward councillor Lindiwe Ncayiyana told Eyewitness News that an estimated 700 people were affected by the incident.
Ncayiyana said temporary accommodation and food was organised for the victims for Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
She appealed for donations while a long-term plan was being formulated.
-EWN
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