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PercentagesFigure 1:Reasons to come to Durban908070605040302010013.6850 5.7 0 7 7 2.9 0reasonsFigure 2:Occupation TypesPercentages50050owner18.6 32.1rentingsharingOccupationFigure 2 indicates that 50% of the respondents are owners, 18.6% are renting and 32.1% are sharingaccomodation.16
PercentagesFigure 3:Kinds of disaster experienced in the past five years10080604020086.47.1 2.9 0.7 2.9 1.4TYPES OF DISASTERSFigure 3 indicates that 86.4% of disasters are caused by fires, 7.1% floods, 2.9% soil erosion, 0.7%by storm surges, 2.9% by thunderstorm and 1.4% by tornadoes.Table 1:Relationship between kinds of disasters (emergencies) experienced in the past few yearsand the adequate protection from floodsKinds of disasters Adequate protection from firesVeryNeither safeChisquaresafe Safe nor unsafe Unsafe Very unsafe Totaldf PN % n % n % n % n % N %Fires Yes 4 2.9% 5 3.6% 2 1.4% 8 5.7% 102 72.9% 121 86.4% 3.452 4 0.485No 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19 13.6% 19 13.6%Floods Yes 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% 9 6.4% 10 7.1% 1.208 4 0.877No 4 2.9% 5 3.6% 2 1.4% 7 5.0% 112 80.0% 130 92.9%Soil erosion Yes 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 2.9% 4 2.9% 0.647 4 0.958No 4 2.9% 5 3.6% 2 1.4% 8 5.7% 117 83.6% 136 97.1%Storm surges Yes 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.7% 1 0.7% 0.158 4 0.997No 4 2.9% 5 3.6% 2 1.4% 8 5.7% 120 85.7% 139 99.3%Thunderstorms Yes 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 2.9% 4 2.9% 0.647 4 0.958No 4 2.9% 5 3.6% 2 1.4% 8 5.7% 117 83.6% 136 97.1%Tornados Yes 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.4% 2 1.4% 0.319 4 0.989No 4 2.9% 5 3.6% 2 1.4% 8 5.7% 119 85.0% 138 98.6%Table 1 indicates that 72.9% of the respondents were not protected from fires. The research findingsshow that 97.1% of respondents stated that, in the Foreman and Kennedy Road informalsettlements, there are no preventative measures to alleviate fires. The research findings found that86.4% of respondents were very unsafe from the outbreak of fires in these informal settlements.17
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