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At least 73 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa Homeless

At least 73 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in the desperate scramble to evacuate, witnesses said.…
bubmag
August 31, 2023
A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 73 people, many of them homeless, authorities say Homeless

A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 73 people, many of them homeless, authorities say

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in the desperate scramble to evacuate, witnesses said.…
bubmag
August 31, 2023
More than 50 killed in building fire in South Africa’s Johannesburg, many homeless Homeless

More than 50 killed in building fire in South Africa’s Johannesburg, many homeless

At least 73 people died when a nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg that was used by homeless people, emergency services said Thursday. Some of the people living in the building in South Africa’s biggest city threw themselves out of windows to escape the blaze and…
bubmag
August 31, 2023
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here’s what they spent it on. Homeless

A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here’s what they spent it on.

A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis. Dr. Jiaying Zhao, an associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, was part…
bubmag
August 29, 2023
Uganda: New anti-homosexuality law fuels persecution, LGBTQI communities say Homeless

Uganda: New anti-homosexuality law fuels persecution, LGBTQI communities say

Uganda’s new anti-gay legislation is persecuting the LGBTQI community according to human rights lawyers. Since the new law was enacted in May, they say they’ve become a target for violence and left homeless because landlords are too afraid to allow them to rent. Behind a gate, in a private location, people belonging…
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August 29, 2023