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Imizamo Yethu Fire

Imizamo Yethu Fire

Residents start to rebuild their homes after a devastating fire ravished Mandela Park Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay. The fire displaced 15000 people and killed 3.
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Date taken
13 March 2017
Photo by
Ashraf Hendricks
Credit
Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
Albums
Informal Settlements
Keywords
Fire,  Hout Bay,  Imizamo Yethu,  Mandela Park

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