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Imizamo Yethu Fire

Imizamo Yethu Fire

Residents start to reconstruct their homes after a devastating fire ravished Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay. The fire displaced thousands, killing 4.
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Date taken
20 March 2017
Photo by
Ashraf Hendricks
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Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
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Fire,  Housing,  Hout Bay,  Imizamo Yethu,  Mandela Park

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