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More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa's Table Mountain in Cape Town
A fire on Table Mountain in 2021 was the worst in recent years and burned down historic buildings at the University of Cape Town and forced neighborhoods to be evacuated.
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Combating fires: Cape Town’s new strategy for the fire season
With over 7 000 fires recorded in between October 2023 and January 2024, the City of Cape Town’s Safety & Security Directorate is investing heavily in the Fire & Rescue Service to ensure that ...
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Wildfires ravage 32 000 hectares of Western Cape land this fire season
Wildfires have scorched more than 32 000 hectares of land in the Western Cape during the latest fire season, according to CapeNature. From October 2024 until the end of February this year, 32 ...