Fire destroys 137K ha in Mat North, South

THE Environment Management Agency (Ema) says veld fires have so far this year consumed 137 343 hectares of vegetation in Matabeleland South and North provinces.

However, Ema said the fire incidents in the two provinces had vastly decreased this fire season with Matabeleland North Province losing 112 291,7 hectares of vegetation compared to 165 544,5 hectares during the same period last year. Matabeleland South has so far lost 25 052 hectares of vegetation compared to 192 000 hectares in 2022.

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