A total of 120 shacks were destroyed in a fire that broke out on Sunday morning in Imizamo Yethu informal settlement in Hout Bay, Cape Town.
Hout Bay's ward councillor, Roberto Miguel Quintas, said due to Covid-19 protocols, no city facilities can be used for immediate shelter.
Quintas said the fire services were able to contain the blaze with no fatalities or serious injuries confirmed as yet.
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