The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is expected to deploy more resources to assist with evacuations‚ after raging wildfires spread throughout Knysna in the Western Cape on Wednesday night. The SANDF‚ as part of the National Joint Operations Centre (NJOC)‚ had already placed an Oryx Helicopter and crew on emergency-standby to assist the Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management agencies‚ after storms tore through the province on Wednesday. “More resources will be added to help with the situation in Knysna‚” said SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini. “We are just waiting for information to determine what resources those will be.” Humanitarian support was being co-ordinated for close to 10,000 residents who were evacuated from the greater area overnight‚ he said. According to Western Cape government spokesperson James-Brent Styan‚ the Incident Command Centre was assessing damage to nearly 20 suburbs in the area. “No further storm or fire-related human fatalities have been ...
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