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‘–‘ˆ ›ƒ‘Ž™—”ƒ›Š•‘…Ž‡ƒ„›–”Š‡‡•‘—˜”‹”‘‰——†‹‡‰…•Ǧ ƒ‡–•‡• ƒ”…›Ž‡‘ƒ˜‡”‘Š’ƒ‡‰‹ˆ‹”‰‡–„””‡‡ƒ•ǡ ƒ‘”†‡”…‡”‡…–Ǧ ’…‘”‘’…”‡‡”–‡›Ǥ ™ƒŽŽ• •—””‘—†‹‰ ›‘—” †–Š‘”‡–ŠŠƒ‡‡–‘ˆ‘ˆ Ž›ƒŽ‘‘—™—”‹…‰’‘Ǥ”‘–’”‘‡Ž”Ž–‡›† ˆ‹‹•”‡ —„Žƒ†œ‡‡”ǡ ˜‡ ‹ˆ –Š‡ ˆ‹”‡ •‡‡• •ƒŽŽǡ ”‡Ǧ ƒ’‘†”–”‡‹–’‘‹”– ƒ•‡•†‘‹‘ƒ–‡ƒŽ›•Ǥ ’‘‹•ƒ•Ž‹„ͻŽ‡͵Ǥ͵ ◗

•‡ ™ƒ–‡” ’‹’‡• ‘” „—…‡–• –‘ …”‡ƒ–‡ ƒ ™‡– •—”ˆƒ…‡ ‘ †”› ™‰”Šƒ‹•Ž•‡ ›ƒ‘”—‘—™ƒ†‹– ˆ›‘‘”—–”Š‡’”‹‘”‡’‡”–‡›Ǧ

◗ ƒ† –ŠŠ‘‡—ƒ•‡’ǡ’‡”•‘’ƒ‡……Š‹‹ƒŽ‰Ž›ˆ‹‘”‡Ǥ –Š‡ •‹†‡ ‘ˆ ‘˜‡ Ž‹˜‡•–‘… –‘ •ƒˆ‡” ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ ‡ƒ” ’”‘–‡…–‹˜‡ …Ž‘–Š‹‰ ƒ† ˆ‘‡‘ƒ–Ž™‡ƒƒ”›Ǥ ‰ƒ’• „‡–™‡‡ –Š‡ †‘‘”• ƒ† ˆŽ‘‘” —•‹‰ ™‡– –‘™Ǧ ‡ Ž•‘•‘‡” ƒ•Ž‹Ž™‹Ž‹ƒ”†‹‘–‡™• •ƒǤ† †‘‘”•Ǥ ‡– —• ƒŽŽ ƒ‡ –Š‹• ™‹–‡” ƒ •ƒˆ‡ ˆ•‹‡”ƒ‡•‘ǡ Ž‡–„—›•ƒ‹ŽŽ ‹Ž‘˜‹‡•‹‘—‰”—Žƒ‡†…ƒ‡••†ƒ‹”–›• ◗

Šƒ„‹–ƒ–•Ǥ ‘” ‘”‡ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ›‘— …ƒ …‘–ƒ…– –Š‡ ˆ‹”‡ †‡’ƒ”–Ǧ ƒ‡›ˆ–‹”‘‡‡ʹͶ‡”Ͳ‰Ͷ‡͵͵…͵›͵Ǥ ȀͶ ‘” ͻ͵͵ ˆ‘”

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Intentional: Malicious act of deliberately starting fires.

Smoking: Discarded cigarette butts can also cause wildfires, either from workers working in the fields or bush, passing pedestrians or motorists.

Cooking fires: Open fires for cooking and discarded hot ashes can cause wildfires, particularly in nature conservation areas or on farms.

Burning of debris: Permitted and unpermitted burning of debris, if badly managed or if weather conditions change suddenly, can cause fires.

‡– ’‡”‹••‹‘ –‘ •–ƒ”– ˆ‹”‡ǣ Š‡ ”ƒ•• ‹”‡ …– ‡…–‹‘ Ͷ ”‘…Žƒƒ–‹‘ —„‡” ͶͶ ‘ˆ ͳͻͷͷǡ ‘—–Ž‹‡• –Š‡ ’”‘…‡†—”‡ ™Š‹…Š ‘—” …‘—‹–‹‡• —•– ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™ –‘ „‡ ‰”ƒ–‡† ’‡”‹•Ǧ Ž•ƒ‹‘† –…‘Ž‡•ƒ–”ƒ‹”–‰ˆǤ‹”‡Š‡™’Š‡”–Š‹•‡•”‹‡‘ ‡‹•‡‘†„„–‡ƒǡ‹•‡—†…Š™ƒ‹•–Š…—–ŠŽ–‡‹˜ƒ–‹‹‹‰•–‘”›” ‘…›ˆ ‰‡”‹˜…‹—…‡Ž–ǡ—ˆ”‘‡”ǡ–ƒŠ‡†’ƒ—’”’”‘•˜‡‡•†‘„ˆ›‹•–‹™‰ƒ–‹‰‹ •‹Š”‘‡—ƒŽ††–Š‡ˆ‡‹”‡‰‡•Ǧ …ƒ’‡ ‹–• ‹–‡†‡† ’—”’‘•‡Ǥ

‘•‡‘—ˆˆ‹‹–”‹‡•„ƒ”•‡ƒ–Š•‡ǣ› …‹”‘‡„–””‘‡Žƒ”—•ƒǦ”ƒ‡™ƒŽ›•‘ˆ‹”‡‡••Ǣ‡–Š‹ƒ‡Ž ˆˆ‹‘””‡ ‘†—‡”Ǧ ’ƒ”–‡– ‹• ™‹ŽŽ‹‰ –‘ ƒ••‹•– ƒ› ‡„‡” ‘ˆ •‘…‹‡–› –‘ …ƒ””› ‘—–”ƒˆ‹•”•‡ ‘„”‡˜ƒ‡Ž•†ƒˆ”‹”‘‡—•ƒ†”–‡Š‡˜‡…”‘›—†ƒ–”›‰‹‡ˆ”–‘Š—‡•‹‡‡†‘—ƒ” ‹•‘‡…•‹Ǥ‡–›ǡ ‘ „›—‰”—•–Ǧƒ͵™ǡ ʹƒͲ›Ͳˆ͹‹”ǡ‡ƒ•„ǡ ‘͵—Ͳ–ͲͶŠͲ‘ͲͲ‡•Š–‡…ƒ–†ƒ•”‡™• ‡‘”ˆ‡Žƒ‰—†––™‡†ƒ•†‘…Š™ƒ””‹‡†Ǧ …Ž—†‹‰ ƒ‹ƒŽ• ™Š‹…Š ™‡”‡ ‘– •’ƒ”‡†ǡ –Š‡ ˆŽƒ‡• ™‡”‡ ’”‘’‡ŽŽ‡† „› –Š‡ ™‹† ‰—•– ™Š‹…Š †‡•–”‘›‡† ƒ Žƒ”‰‡ —„‡” ‘‹‡”ˆ •ˆ‘‘™”‡•”‡–‡„’—‡Žƒ‹ƒ‰„–ƒŽŠ‡–‘‹‘–•‘’…‹–‘ƒ‘Ž”‹–œ–ƒŠ‡‹‡†”Ǣ––Š’‡‹•ƒ•”•‡–‹˜–‘‡—ˆ”ƒ‡––Š‹„‘‡Žƒ…œ‘”‡—•™—–ŠŽ”–›‹‡…Ǥ†Š ‹‹”‡•ƒˆ—‹˜‰Ž‡–Š‡”–†›Ǧ ƒ…—–‡ Ž‘••Ǥ

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(Courtesy pics) Eswatini National Fire and Emergency Services, Spokeperson Mandla Dlamini. Most forest fires are started by people, compared to natural occurances such as lightning.