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More than 1,000 Malawians flee Durban informal settlement

Immigrants chased from Burnwood have spent days camped in a field

Over 1,000 Malawians, who fled their homes in Burnwood informal settlement, Durban, are camped out in an open field in nearby Sherwood. Photos: Tsoanelo Sefoloko.

More than 1,000 immigrants, mostly Malawian, have fled Burnwood informal settlement after armed South African residents demanded they leave.
Displaced families, including infants, have been sheltering in a nearby field in Sherwood where humanitarian organisations have provided food, blankets and baby supplies.
Authorities say repatriation is being arranged with the Malawian embassy, with the first group expected to leave early next week.

Over 1,000 immigrants, mostly from Malawi, have fled their homes in Burnwood informal settlement, Durban, after South African residents told them to leave on Sunday. Immigrants GroundUp spoke to said people had been…

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