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KNYSNA NEWS - The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) has said the fire in Karatara has now claimed a further four lives, bringing the total lives lost in the blaze to eight.
During a fire coordination Joint Operations Centre (JOC) meeting at 19:00 on tonight, 29 October, said the GRDM statement, role-players were informed by police officials of more shocking news - the total fatalities in the Karatara area has increased to eight (8) people.
"An additional loss of one (1) adult and three (3) children have been confirmed," the statement said.
Details of this incident will follow as soon as it is available.
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