Gas leak not the only problem faced by Boksburg's Angelo squatter camp: Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, where a deadly overnight gas leak claimed the lives of 17 people, has been beset with life-threatening challenges for a long time.
Speaking on the plight of the residence in February, Duduzile Ndlela told Sowetan she had been living at the settlement for 26 years. She said she needed to use her cellphone to avoid falling into the sinkhole located in the middle of the settlement.
“We are struggling to sleep at night because we hear funny sounds coming from the hole. This hole is close to my shack and I am scared it might extend to my home and sink it,’’ said Ndlela.Ndlela’s neighbour, Kortman Masilela, 75, who has been blind for two years, said he stayed in his yard most of the time for fear of falling into the sinkhole. “If I want to buy something from the shops I ask my neighbours to help me. I do not want to gamble with my life,” he said.
Gauteng health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is expected to conduct an oversight visit to Tambo Memorial Hospital, where the victims of the gas leak are being treated.
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