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Aftermath After Fire in Imizamo Yethu

Aftermath After Fire in Imizamo Yethu

Over 200 shacks were burnt down after a fire in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay, Cape Town.
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Date taken
7 September 2020
Photo by
Ashraf Hendricks
Credit
Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
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Informal Settlements
Keywords
Fire,  Housing,  Imizamo Yethu,  Township

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