Cape Town Fires: Minister Creecy to assess damage
‘Map a way forward’
The department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment explained that Minister Creecy will “get a glimpse of the impact the fire has had on the communities around the national park.”
She will also engage the authorities and the firefighters, in order to map a way forward. Minister Creecy was joined by DFFE Spokesperson Albi Modise, who confirmed on Saturday that the “minister has just taken off to the sky [from the Newlands Base] for her to have a helicopter view of the extent of the damage”.
“Part of the plan for the minister today is to address and engage with the firefighters who were deployed to fight the fires that ravaged this part of the country.”