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Government representatives are putting more emphasis on helping individuals impacted by the Marshalltown fire disaster than they are on the problem of undocumented immigrants in the nation.
When the five-story structure that had been kidnapped caught fire on Thursday, 74 people were killed. At least 50 additional people suffered injuries and are receiving hospital care.
Government officials are aware that there are illegal nationals in the country, according to Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu, but they are still focusing on helping individuals who were harmed by the fire on Thursday.
On Friday morning, Zulu spoke to the media at the scene of the building fire on Albert Street.
“Once you are in our country, [whether] you are documented, [or] you are not documented, when there is a disaster that befalls you, you become our responsibility.”
According to Zulu, they also sought to track down people who took advantage of the building’s unauthorised tenants.“Somebody has made money out of these people and it’s not only this building, it’s a whole lot of other buildings, including Berea and Hillbrow, it’s the same story.”
Before it was taken over, the structure had been rented by the Social Development Department and served as a shelter for women and children.
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