Forest and Bushfires in the Western Cape Region/South Africa
12 March 2001
Independent Online:
Quick action stops Nyanga fire in its tracks, By Peter Dickson
More than 140 people were left homeless in a fire that swept through a shackland in Nyanga East on Thursday.
(Source: CAPE TIMES, published on the Web by IOL)
For further information see the article posted on 8 March 2001 at the IOL website (click on "South Africa" and "Environment").
For more information on fires in South Africa: See contributions in International Forest Fire News (IFFN): South Africa
See also the South Africa Photo Archive.