SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - The official start of the 2019/2020 summer fire season in the Western Cape was on 1 December.
The province has had a number of multiple-day fires of which a few – mostly in the Southern Cape, which caused substantial damage.
From 1 to 31 December, Working on Fire has had to dispatch ground teams 107 times to support partners: local municipalities, Fire Protection Associations and large landowners, in suppressing 25 fires.
The Southern Cape has been the busiest and accounted for 15 of the 25 fires and 83 of the aforementioned dispatchings. It is estimated that 20,807 hectares of land have been burnt in the Western Cape in December of which 19,000 hectares are reportedly in the Southern Cape.
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