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SA battles its own wildfire crisis
While the world’s attention is focused on the devastating wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles, South Africa is battling its own escalating wildfire crisis.
Busy Western Cape fire season with multiple casualties
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.
SA’s deadliest wildfire season claims 34 lives amid climate crisis
In South Africa, rising seasonal temperatures, prolonged droughts, and delayed rainfall are creating ideal conditions for wildfires to ignite and spread.
Surge in wildfires highlights urgent need for enhanced prevention strategies
Record wildfires in South Africa this year underscore the urgent need for improved fire prevention strategies as climate change exacerbates conditions.
Three injured in gas explosion at KZN Midlands eatery
THREE people were injured following a gas explosion at a restaurant in the Lions River area, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, on Thursday.
Joburg Country Club engulfed in flames
The fire was contained and no injuries were reported.
PICS: SA firefighters return home from Canada
Over 200 firefighters were deployed to Canada in July to assist with firefighting efforts.
Greek residents flee as wildfires rage near Athens
Greece ordered the evacuation of hospitals and homes near Athens Monday as wildfires spread.
South African firefighters deployed to assist teams battling Canada wild fires
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.
“She was the breadwinner in our family,” says sister of late firefighter
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.
Four dead, 14 missing after fire guts Spanish apartment block
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 ravage parts of Western Cape after hot weather
Fires have been reported in multiple areas including informal settlements in Cape Town, Overstrand and Cape Winelands towns.
Team effort reigns supreme in putting out 11 fires
A total of 291 firefighters, 29 vehicles, and 24 aerial resources assisted in containing and extinguishing the fires between Friday and Sunday, WoF said.
Three out of 22 major fires in Cape Town were started maliciously, says SANParks
From January 1 to January 18, a total of 22 fires were reported.
Working on Fire empowers community with fire safety skills after Simon’s Town fire
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.