Overberg
Kleinmond fire: Firefighters battle hotspots but town not under threat
Officials said that there was no threat to the town or any infrastructure.
The fire broke out between the mountain and the R44 provincial road on Saturday.
The South Africa Weather Service has issued a warning of disruptive rainfall over the Garden Route, Central Karoo, Cape Winelands and Overberg.
The storm has wreaked havoc, especially in areas such as the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts due to the severe flooding and strong winds.
Parts of the province were severely affected by heavy rain and strong winds.
Officials said that the coastal towns of Struisbaai and Elim were affected by heavy downpours and strong winds on Wednesday.
Leaders in the Overberg community have told Eyewitness News that young girls and school children have been recruited to sell drugs.
The Western Cape's environmental affairs department's James Brent Styan said Van Rooyen paid the ultimate sacrifice while working to extinguish the fire, which has been raging on for a week.
A community leader told Eyewitness News on Tuesday about 200 children were left stranded.
Fire officials in the region have warned residents there is only one designated area for the use of fireworks on Tuesday night.
Authorities said a preliminary investigation shows that the blaze was started by two children at the nature reserve last week.
In the Overberg, a runaway blaze left a trail of destruction outside Greyton while the second major blaze was raging in the Garden Route's Hessequa region.
The Western Cape Police Ombudsman Johan Brand has found the Western Cape’s Public Order unit does not have enough personnel.
At Gansbaai police station, there are only 59 officers while it's meant to have 73.
The pair was gunned down during housing and service delivery protests in the Overberg town in April this year.
Elim residents say six-year-old Delvina Europa’s murder has opened old and painful wounds as she’s the fifth child murdered in the region since 2013.
Protesters claim there’s been a lack of service delivery in their communities for more than a decade.
Two people were injured as a result of the blaze earlier this week. No properties have been damaged.
The blaze, which left a man with serious burn wounds, was brought under control on Monday morning. It came anxiously close to residential areas in Fresnaye and Sea Point.