The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Barbara Creecy will visit the Kleinmond area on Tuesday, following the fire which destroyed more than 5 000 hectares of vegetation and left one structure burnt.
Last week, Creecy announced that in the
interest of public accountability, the Director-General of the Department of
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has asked the Acting CEO of
SANParks to undertake an assessment of the fire.
''The visit will give Minister Creecy a glimpse
of the extent of the damages caused by the fire, while she awaits the report
whose assessment, once processed, will be made public,'' it said in a statement.
The Department’s Working on Fire last week
deployed ground and aerial resources to assist with suppression efforts of the
fire in the area. Working on Fire had
deployed 196 firefighters and management and 18 vehicles, 9 aircrafts to help
to assist fire authorities in the Overberg (Kleinmond) with fire suppression. A
total of 134 additional fire fighters and management from local municipalities
and agencies (Overberg District Municipality, Overstrand Municipality and Cape
Nature) were also deployed to supress the flames.
Creecy will meet the firefighters to
personally thank them for their efforts.
PICTURE: GovZADone By: Mitchum George
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