GARDEN IN FLAMES

A hundred more firefighters are on their way to the Garden Route as fires that have been burning for about a week continue to threaten lives. Nine people have been killed so far‚ and yesterday morning Eastern Cape authorities said lives and infrastructure were under serious threat in Clarkson‚ alongside the N2. Emergency services evacuated scores of residents from several Garden Route areas yesterday as the fires raged out of control, with hundreds more placed on standby.