Families on Friday were trying to identify relatives caught in the blaze, a day after it consumed a sprawling settlement in one of the deadliest residential fires in South African history.
Tag: Deaths (Fatalities)
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Fire in Johannesburg, South Africa, Kills 74
Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps.
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Why the Johannesburg Apartment Building Was a Firetrap
A visit and imagery of the five-story building show that it had a litany of major safety issues that made it vulnerable to a deadly fire.
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Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths
Amid a relentless heat wave, some migrants are succumbing to heat exhaustion. More than 500 people have died of various causes this year while trying to cross from Mexico.
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Ukraine and Russia Are Hit by Dueling Overnight Aerial Attacks
Four military cargo planes at a Russia airfield were damaged, and the Kyiv region was hit with one of the most significant missile and drone barrages in months.