Western Cape battles fires‚ strong winds and massive waves
Up to 10,000 residents were forced to flee their homes in Knysna overnight as fires fuelled by storm winds ripped through the Western Cape coastal town. Provincial local governance spokesman James-Brent Styan confirmed‚ in an update at 1am on Thursday‚ that 8,000 to 10,000 evacuations had taken place in the town of 77,000 residents. “The fire in Knysna is the largest and most destructive fire in a built up area in […]
