Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON, 15th July. The provincial government on Sunday said that 7 people were killed this past week and 196 homes have been completely destroyed as a result of raging wildfires in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said on Saturday in a statement that the wildfires that started a week ago have affected a total of 751 people, and have damaged farms and homes in districts, including King Cetshwayo, Ilembe, uThukela and Zululand.
Over 14,000 hectares of grazing land have been destroyed by the fires with 1,600 animals lost, the department added as reported by news media.
According to Siboniso Duma, an official from the Provincial Council of Transport and Human Settlements said the number of houses destroyed is increasing as the wildfires are going on who added that they are still working to profile affected families.
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