Ema issues veldfire warning

THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has warned that Zimbabwe could experience increased veldfires this year after receiving normal to above normal rainfall during the 2022/23 rainfall season.

In a statement last week, Ema environmental education and publicity manager Amkela Sidange said the rains supported the growth of biomass, which when dry, act as fuel load resulting in intense veldfires.

“To that end, the agency established a fire risk prediction (team) for the year 2023 which concluded that the country is very susceptible to veldfires this year.

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