What the records say
- When
- 2020
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 23.00° S, 17.00° E
- Description
- massive fire that swept through township homes in the Twaloloka informal settlement of the Namibian coastal town of Walvis Bay on Sunday 26 July 2020
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Twaloloka fire
2020 fire at Twaloloka informal settlement in Walvis Bay, Namibia
The Twaloloka fire was a massive fire that swept through the Twaloloka informal settlement in the Namibian coastal town of Walvis Bay, on Sunday 26 July 2020. It destroyed houses and left hundreds homeless. One baby died. The disaster sparked political debate with many accusing the ruling SWAPO party of having "neglected the plights of the poor".
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