Cape Town blaze: Wildfire still raging as animal welfare inundated with cases

The silence of devastation: Biodiversity and wildlife crisis in the wake of the Cape Town fires

While helicopters have been grounded due to poor visibility in the fires in Cape Town, work to contain the fires and assist the vulnerable, including affected wildlife, continues.

Fire in Cape Town: More Than 200 Evacuated - teleSUR English

Nearly 200 households have been evacuated in the coastal city of Cape Town in South Africa after a raging fire began around the Table Mountains on Friday. “As a precautionary measure, Disaster Risk Management (DRM) assisted with evacuating 198 households from the Noordhoek Manor, including 48 frail care residents. The residents of Barnyard and Silwersteen have decided to evacuate,” Jermaine Carelse, the City of Cape Town’s spokesperson for Fire …

Cape Town blaze: Wildfire still raging as animal welfare inundated with cases

Thick and dry vegetation is fuelling a raging fire that started in the Tokai area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town.

Animal Welfare Society on the ground as the Table Mountain fire still rages on

Suspect detained in connection with devastating Table Mountain wildfire

Cape Town authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the devastating wildfire currently ravaging the Tokai and Silvermine sections of Table Mountain National Park. As the fire continues to spread, with no containment in sight, the situation has left 3 000 hectares of vegetation scorched and local roads impacted. The arrest was made after a tip-off led law enforcement officers to a man spotted in Clovelly, near the blaze’s origin poin…

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City of Cape Town authorities say a man has been arrested, suspected of arson relating to the wildfire affecting the Tokai and Silvermine sections of Table Mountain National Park. The fire is not yet contained. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says they received information of a person walking up the mountain in Clovelly. He says law enforcement officers found the person close to a started fire in the mountain away from…