Cape Winelands fire outside Franschhoek

[Strange]

Apologies for being image sizing. Looks fine on the mobile site :/

 

[bokka1]

The ash on my stoep in Kuils River.

 

[Gordon_R]

Apologies for being image sizing. Looks fine on the mobile site :/

If I save the image locally, it shows size as 3000X4000 pixels. Some browsers struggle with that page width...

 

[Strange]

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

 

[backstreetboy]

Looked like the end of the world from Paarl to Strand. Hectic.

 

[Captain Beer]

Intense colours over Somerset West

 

[AchmatK]

It's surreal. Parking lot at Somerset mall.

 

[Craig_]

Dark in Stellenbosch. Lots of soot. Just wonderful for the grapes that's still to be picked.

 

[The_Mowgs]

Dark in Stellenbosch. Lots of soot. Just wonderful for the grapes that's still to be picked.

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










/s

 

[Gordon_R]

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...

 

[The_Mowgs]

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]

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

 

[Creag]

Our skies are also 'total lunar eclipse' here.

 

[Gordon_R]

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:

PICS | Jonkershoek Valley fire 'still raging out of control' | News24

The elderly, frail, and those with co-morbidities, such as asthma, and young children have been advised to consider leaving the area until conditions improve.

www.news24.com

Earlier report:

Firefighters still battling massive wildfire outside Franschhoek

The fire has been burning high in the mountains for a few days with most fire lines being inaccessible.

ewn.co.za

 

[Strange]

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

 

[Strange]

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

 

[Strange]

Photo from a local WhatsApp group.

 

[Craig_]

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










/s

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.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

keep the photos coming @Strange

 

[Gordon_R]

Somewhat less wind and smoke today, but the large fire perimeter is still burning on a few different fronts: