1 500 hectares of Garden Route National Park destroyed after lightning strike sparks massive blaze
A fire at Garden Route National Park burned around 1 500 hectares after it was ignited in the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park, located north of the Bloukrans Bridge. The fire destroyed around 1 500 hectares of the park.
About 1 500 hectares of the Garden Route National Park have been destroyed in a wildfire that a lightning strike caused in the Tsitsikamma section of the park on Monday. Several of the counter-burns have steered the fire away from commercial plantations and critical infrastructure so far."During the late evening , northerly winds began to push down the mountain, quickly turning the wildfire into a significant threat. GRDM Fire and Rescue Services, CapeNature, and Kannaland Protection Services were immediately dispatched to Bergplaas Farm.
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