Zimbabwe at greater risk of veldt fire outbreaks: minister
Zimbabwe at greater risk of veldt fire outbreaks: minister Xinhua 19 May 2021, 13:05 GMT+10 HARARE, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe faces a greater risk of veldt fire outbreaks this year, said the country's Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa on Tuesday. Due to excessive rainfalls in the 2020/2021 agricultural season, most areas of the country have been overgrown with weeds, shrubs and other plants, which dry out and become flammable in the dry seasons. "This year, the country is generally in the high-risk category of 65.2 percent to the extreme risk category of 24.7 percent of veldt fires o...
Source: zimbabwestar.com