A three-year-old girl died and more than 130 people were left homeless after fires ravaged two informal settlements in the Western Cape on Saturday and Sunday, the SABC reported.
On Saturday, the child was killed and more than 60 people were left homeless after 15 shacks were destroyed in Wallacedene, near Kraaifontein.
On Sunday, the SABC reported that a second fire had surged through Joe Slovo Park, near Milnerton, leaving more than 70 residents of 29 dwellings homeless but unhurt.
Cape Town disaster management spokesperson Wilfred Solomon said that the cause of the fires was not known.
He said they were providing the necessary relief, accommodation, blankets and food as well as building materials to both communities. - Sapa
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