The Kouga Municipality said about 17 000ha of veld, plantation and farm land in the Kouga area.
Executive mayor, Elza van Lingen, said on Tuesday that “this is only within Kouga’s area of jurisdiction and does not include damage on Nelson Mandela Bay's side.”
“Sanral has been replacing fire-damaged barriers along the N2. They have also been removing damaged road signs along the N2 and new ones have been ordered,” she said.
Mayor Van Lingen said there were some flare-ups in the Van Stadens Gorge overnight on Monday but these were extinguished.
“The two SANDF helicopters were also used to dump water on hot spots in the gorge. Smaller flare-ups were extinguished in the Loerie/Thornhill areas today (Tues), she said.
“Fire-fighters and farmers are now busy with 360° mop-ups along the perimeters of fire-damaged areas,” said Van Lingen.
She said Kouga fire-fighters were also still assisting Nelson Mandela Bay with the fire at the Yellowwoods area behind Woodridge. “
“About 120 000 litres of water was thrown on this fire by the SANDF helicopters yesterday, which helped to contain the fire,” she said.
