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While the world’s attention is focused on the devastating wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles, South Africa is battling its own escalating wildfire crisis.
Gift of the Givers project manager, Ali Sablay, said that they had responded with humanitarian relief to 19 fires in 17 days, which affected over 2000 people.
In South Africa, rising seasonal temperatures, prolonged droughts, and delayed rainfall are creating ideal conditions for wildfires to ignite and spread.
Record wildfires in South Africa this year underscore the urgent need for improved fire prevention strategies as climate change exacerbates conditions.
THREE people were injured following a gas explosion at a restaurant in the Lions River area, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, on Thursday.
The fire was contained and no injuries were reported.
Over 200 firefighters were deployed to Canada in July to assist with firefighting efforts.
Greece ordered the evacuation of hospitals and homes near Athens Monday as wildfires spread.
More than 200 South African firefighters are expected to travel to Canada where they will join other emergency services in battling the blazes currently wreaking havoc in the province of Alberta.
The sister of Khethiwe Ngcobo, one of the firefighters who died in a veld fire in the KZN Midlands on Sunday, detailed the family’s pain, as she left behind her three children.
At least four people died and another 14 are missing after a fire gutted a multi-storey apartment building in Valencia, Spain on Thursday evening.
Fires have been reported in multiple areas including informal settlements in Cape Town, Overstrand and Cape Winelands towns.
A total of 291 firefighters, 29 vehicles, and 24 aerial resources assisted in containing and extinguishing the fires between Friday and Sunday, WoF said.
From January 1 to January 18, a total of 22 fires were reported.
The fire broke out on the mountain slopes on December 19, and threatened the lives of people and animals, homes, and properties of those in the area.