Veld fires
Veld fire damages City Power infrastructure in Mondeor
Residents from several areas in the south of Johannesburg were left without electricity. City Power has urged communities not to start fires near electricity...
Temperatures are expected to reach a sweltering 35 degrees in some parts of this province along with strong winds and dry weather.
The city says lives have been lost in the past due to cars piling up on the freeways as a result of these fires.
Some student residences had to be evacuated early on Wednesday morning.
Families who were forced to flee their homes are camped out in a modest farm school hall.
Firefighters battled throughout the night to contain at least eight fires.
Take a walk around the charred mountainside with SANParks regional ecologist Carly Cowell and learn about the fascinating way nature is responding after the recent Devil's Peak fire.
Fires continue to rage on in the South Peninsula, threatening property & wildlife across the Cape.
MEC Bredell says an education campaign is needed to help people realise and understand the dangers of fires.
It took authorities the whole of Monday to bring a raging bush fire in Kommetjie under control.
There is no immediate danger to property and the cause of the fire is unknown.
It remains unclear how long the highway will be closed, but it’s understood visibility is poor.
Weather forecaster Carlton Fillis said has issued a high fire warning alert for the Western Cape.
Emergency officials said rain overnight helped slow the path of fires that destroyed 53 homes.
At least 65 firefighters responded to the fire yesterday which was threatening to spread to homes.
Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures broke out around Athens and other parts Greece.
A preliminary report from a probe into the blaze has revealed the fire was not started deliberately.
Cape Fire - The numbers that matter
Several fires in Muizenberg, Hout Bay & Noordhoek have kept firefighters busy since Sunday.