Garden Route rebuilding after fires one of the most substantial in SA’s history
Humanitarian assistance‚ environmental management and rebuilding after the Garden Route fires has required a substantial intervention from government‚ due to the scale of the disaster relief that was required.Marking the one-year anniversary of the fires‚ the Western Cape’s ministry of economic opportunities said on Thursday that the fire had necessitated the deployment of the largest contingent of firefighters and emergency personnel for a single operation in South African history.The provincial Economic Opportunities Minister Alan Winde said the focus in the first six months after the fire was on short-term interventions to minimise further risks‚ such as preventing landslides on slopes that had been made unstable as a result of burned out vegetation."During this period‚ a comprehensive disaster funding request was submitted to national government‚ and approval of some disaster funds is expected soon. The disaster has taught us important lessons‚ particularly about the importance ...
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