Cape Town firefighters responded to fires in Langa, Mfuleni and Dunoon. (Gift of the Givers/screengrab)
More than 700 people were left destitute after several fires guttered their homes during various fires across informal settlements in Cape Town over the Easter weekend.
The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management (DRM) centre completed its assessment of four sites at which the fires occurred.
Overall, 339 structures were destroyed - and it affected 759 people.
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