Overview
- The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre has begun registering affected residents, with lists to be sent to SASSA, the Western Cape social development department and the national human settlements department.
- Cape Town’s mayor said nearly 1,000 dwellings were destroyed, and some media estimate more than 5,500 people displaced as final counts are still being confirmed.
- A building inspector is assessing the perimeter wall and nearby formal structures while cleanup continues and some residents start reconstructing their homes.
- Gift of the Givers is serving thousands of meals daily and has appealed for donations including building materials, clothing, hygiene items and school essentials.
- Strong winds complicated firefighting and prompted aerial water bombing as firefighters, disaster teams and police worked to contain the blaze.