Thousands of hectares destroyed in Kleinmond wildfire

So far, no fatalities had been reported and little damage had been reported on farms in the area.

Contributor Glenneis Kriel, Farmer's Weekly

Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 07:08
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Thousands of hectares destroyed in Kleinmond wildfire
Over 4 700ha of fynbos and plantations have been destroyed in a wildfire that started near Kleinmond in the Western Cape on Saturday, 8 January. Photo: Werner Muller, Farmer's Weekly

AGRICULTURE NEWS - A wildfire that started in Highlands, at an old pine plantation managed by the national Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs near Kleinmond in the Western Cape, have destroyed more than 4 700ha of fynbos and plantations since it started on Saturday, 8 January.

This was according to a statement by the Western Cape Department of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.

So far, no fatalities had been reported and little damage had been reported on farms in the area.

Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly

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