As a result of a powerful storm and wildfire that occurred in various parts of the Western Cape of South Africa, nine people were killed and several others were injured, Xinhua news agency reported.. #KnysnaFires pic. Twitter. Com / hrnz9AjiQS Alecia Schwan (@Licha_chan) 8A A A A A A A 2017A ?. A powerful storm passed through the Western Cape, including its capital, Cape Town, June 6-7. The element caused serious damage: hundreds of houses were destroyed, roads became impassable, numerous trees were felled. In Cape Town, five people became victims of the storm. Meanwhile, in the town of Naysna, located 600 km east of Cape Town, there was a major fire. As a result of the procession of fire four people were killed, about 10 thousand. People left their homes. Hundreds of houses destroyed. Large areas of forest were burnt out. Earlier, 8 dead were reported.

The number of victims of a powerful storm in South Africa has increased to 9 people.