Fires in Cape Town

[Kazimiera]

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year, at 42 degrees Celcius. Fires have been raging again. This year is a particularly bad one. It has been burning for days already.

500 people have had to evacuate their homes and a number of homes have burnt down already.

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[Prince Of Macrobia]

Cape Town never hard 42 degrees, that is too hot. If am not mistaking, the above second picture is bo-kaap and the rest images must be wine farms located in Perl and Huguenot.

[Kazimiera]

Cape Town never hard 42 degrees, that is too much. If am not mistaking, this place must be wine farms located in Perl and Huguenot.

The fire is on Signal Hill, Noordhoek, Tokai, Hout Bay, Fishhoek, Chapman's Peak and Muizenberg.

It is the Constantia and Noordhoek vineyards which are burning.

Cape Town had 42 degrees yesterday. Ask me. I was there.

As today is declared the hottest day in Cape Town’s recorded history the fire that began in the early hours of Sunday 1 March 2015 continues to ravage the mountain, with firefighters now battling over 14 separate fires.

Source: http://www.sapeople.com/2015/03/03/cape-town-photos-today-fires-continue/

Temperatures today reached 42 degrees Celsius, according to the Weather Office, making Cape Town the hottest it’s been in at least 100 years…and also the hottest place on the planet today. Officially.

Firefighters, many of whom are volunteers, continue to be the heroes in this disaster, putting their lives at risk for the sake of others. New dangers faced them today as the loss of vegetation in the Tokai Plantation area caused boulders to dislodge and roll down the mountain into their path.

According to Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), the current priority areas are the mountain sides above Tokai, Clovelly and Houtbay. TMNP also revealed that all vegetation in the Park’s Silvermine section has been burnt and that office buildings, campsites and board walks continue to be at risk. They also asked that the public “refrain from entering the Tokai plantation including the Zwaanswyk area.” (According to a resident in Zwaanswyk Road, who asked not to be named, she and her pets had to evacuate three hours ago. “I’m devastated,” she said. “Had to leave everything. Can’t think straight now.”)

Latest estimates are that 4,000 hectares of vegetation has been burnt in this fire which started on the Muizenberg mountain. Chapman’s Peak and Boyes Drive are both closed to traffic.

[Aodhan]

42 degrees? Normal day in Brazil

[Prince Of Macrobia]

The fire is on Signal Hill, Noordhoek, Tokai, Hout Bay, Fishhoek, Chapman's Peak and Muizenberg.

It is the Constantia and Noordhoek vineyards which are burning.

Cape Town had 42 degrees yesterday. Ask me. I was there.

As today is declared the hottest day in Cape Town’s recorded history the fire that began in the early hours of Sunday 1 March 2015 continues to ravage the mountain, with firefighters now battling over 14 separate fires.

Source: http://www.sapeople.com/2015/03/03/cape-town-photos-today-fires-continue/

Temperatures today reached 42 degrees Celsius, according to the Weather Office, making Cape Town the hottest it’s been in at least 100 years…and also the hottest place on the planet today. Officially.

Firefighters, many of whom are volunteers, continue to be the heroes in this disaster, putting their lives at risk for the sake of others. New dangers faced them today as the loss of vegetation in the Tokai Plantation area caused boulders to dislodge and roll down the mountain into their path.

According to Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), the current priority areas are the mountain sides above Tokai, Clovelly and Houtbay. TMNP also revealed that all vegetation in the Park’s Silvermine section has been burnt and that office buildings, campsites and board walks continue to be at risk. They also asked that the public “refrain from entering the Tokai plantation including the Zwaanswyk area.” (According to a resident in Zwaanswyk Road, who asked not to be named, she and her pets had to evacuate three hours ago. “I’m devastated,” she said. “Had to leave everything. Can’t think straight now.”)

Latest estimates are that 4,000 hectares of vegetation has been burnt in this fire which started on the Muizenberg mountain. Chapman’s Peak and Boyes Drive are both closed to traffic.

Ok, I see. Thanks for sharing Kazimiera.