A fast-moving wildfire has ripped through the Uilenkraal Valley near Gansbaai , damaging nearly 1700 hectares of land to date. Including the land that hosts Greenpop's long-term reforestation work and its annual Reforest Fest project.
Local crews are fighting to protect seedlings and mature trees after flames spread across steep slopes and difficult terrain, leaving equipment battered and teams exhausted. See Overberg District Municipality update from 8 hours ago below:
I want to just give you some context. I just want to give you some context as to whats going on here theres many men alone here but its not that theres a small crew there. Its just a huge area and I mean you can hear choppers and buckies there and buckies there and theyre just fires popping up literally everywhere. CEO Misha Teasdale notes in the video.