Knysna residents: We're living in a ghost town

Knysna residents: We're living in a ghost town

Residents of the Eden District Municipality have been left devastated following widespread veld fires in the Knysna area.

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Disaster Management Services are continuing the fires in the area, with farming communities around Buffelsbaai being evacuated and taken to the town.


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JacarandaFM News' Gerda de Sousa spoke to two Knysna residents, who want to remain anonymous, in the aftermath of the fires in the coastal town.


This woman (Afrikaans) says it's difficult to track friends and family amid continuing calls to evacuate.


This man says on top of the pain and devastation, he has to commend residents who open their hearts and homes to those who have been left destitute.

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