The devastating fire in the Johannesburg CBD claimed the lives of 77 people
NGO, Gift of the Givers, is continuing their support for the victims of the devastating fire in theThe Usindiso building, located on the corner of Albert and Delvers streets in Marshalltown, was gutted in the early hours of Thursday in what has been described as one of the worst founder Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman said they will be provided much needed assistance to those in need.
“We will be providing mattresses, blankets, bottled water and new clothes to those 60 people and others who came a day or two later. Initially only 190 people moved to shelters, others refused to take the buses that were provided for them. “They were afraid they would be moved to transit camps and from there deported from the country. Others wanted to stay at the sight of the fire to try and salvage whatever of their possession was available in the building,” Sooliman said.
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