‘We live in constant fear’: Otweya residents

NAMPA

2024-10-07

WALVIS BAY, 05 October 2024 - Remains of what used to be home to over 80 families after the devastating fire destroyed their shacks at Otweya informal settlement in Walvis Bay. The fire also claimed a life of one man. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 07 OCT (NAMPA) – Residents of the Otweya informal settlement whose makeshift structures survived the recent devastating fire that claimed a life, have expressed concern over their living conditions.
Herman Fillipus, whose home is just a few metres from the burnt-down shacks, lives in a temporary shelter made of plastic and sacks. The municipality has prohibited residents from building more durable structures, as they are occupying the...

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WALVIS BAY, 05 October 2024 - Some of the 80 families who have been displaced after the devastating fire destroyed their homes at Otweya informal settlement in Walvis Bay. The fire also claimed a life of one man. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 05 October 2024 - Herman Fillipus, whose home is just a few metres from the burnt-down shacks, lives in a temporary shelter made of plastic and sacks lives in constant fear of losing his belongings to the constant shack fires experienced at Otweya Informal settlement. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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