SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - A severe weather warning has been issued for the Eden District by the South African Weather Service.

Dangerous veld/bush fire conditions will prevail from today until Thursday 14 June.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Central Karoo and Eden District on Thursday.

Whenever there are prolonged periods of little and no rain coupled with warm dry winds, veld or bush fires can easily be sparked and will spread rapidly in strong winds.

Don’t make fires in the open and/or leave fires unattended. Don’t throw cigarette butts out of cars or in the open veld. Don’t throw bottles in the veld as they can magnify the sun’s rays and start fires. 

Prepare and maintain fire breaks in a controlled manner. In the case of a large fire report it immediately and move away from the area to let the professionals deal with it. 

Never throw water onto a fire started by an electrical fault or fires started by oil or paraffin lamps. In this case, sand or a blanket should be used to smother the fire. 

Listen to the radio or TV for warnings and obey the instructions from Disaster Management Officers.

Please ensure that you address all smoldering fires immediately, and do not allow any controlled fires for the rest of this week as we foresee a Westerly wind gusting in excess of 75 Km/h on Thursday, the 14th of June.

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