Cape Winelands fire outside Franschhoek

Strange

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Fire now moving pretty quickly down the valley :( hopefully it won’t reach us. Some wine farms to buffer us...
 

The_Mowgs

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It's full moon tonight. Bonus points to anyone who can see it through the smoke. I caught a glimpse just after 8pm from Kenilworth (35km from the fire). Looked darker than a total lunar eclipse...
Sht you are actually right old man.! Where is it?
 

ChrisJ

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It's full moon tonight. Bonus points to anyone who can see it through the smoke. I caught a glimpse just after 8pm from Kenilworth (35km from the fire). Looked darker than a total lunar eclipse...
Hardly visible from Gardens

Latest MODIS, fire front racing down the Jonkershoek valley
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People with asthma are dying left right and center and you go on about some fuking roesyntjies?? Jy mal bra?










/s
News media paying attention again:
Earlier report:
 
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Strange

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It is burning in the Banhoek valley, but all the smoke seems to be going in the Stellenbosch direction. Almost perfectly clear sky here.
 

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Botmaskop seems to be on fire, but pretty much no smoke to our side. Stellenbosch seems to be a bit more smokey.
 

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People with asthma are dying left right and center and you go on about some fuking roesyntjies?? Jy mal bra?










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That rosyntjies represents a fairly large chunk of money that can potentially be lost in an industry that can't afford it, smoke taint is a thing. I also have asthma and haven't slept in two days now because of breathing issues. Had to take my kids to the in laws in Paarl for the weekend as well as my little one has been coughing since the first smoke came over.

One of my casuals also had to rush home lunch time to take his mom to the hospital as she had an asthma attack so I know some have it bad, really bad.
 
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