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Huge wildfire in South Africa

epa04646861 Geofrey Collings helps his eighty two year old wife Fran as they walk through the remains of their destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAP04
epa04646861 Geofrey Collings helps his eighty two year old wife Fran as they walk through the remains of their destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAP04
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646877 A fire fighter extinguishes the remains of a home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap10
epa04646877 A fire fighter extinguishes the remains of a home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap10
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646929 Residents help firefighters to try to save their homes from a raging blaze in Tokai Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap17
epa04646929 Residents help firefighters to try to save their homes from a raging blaze in Tokai Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap17
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646870 Law enforcement officers carry buckets of water to help extinguish a fire threatening homes in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap07
epa04646870 Law enforcement officers carry buckets of water to help extinguish a fire threatening homes in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap07
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646866 A general view of a destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAP06
epa04646866 A general view of a destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAP06
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646865 A fire fighting helicopter flies over as a fire fighter douses the remains of a destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAP05
epa04646865 A fire fighting helicopter flies over as a fire fighter douses the remains of a destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAP05
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646920 Grim-faced resident Geofrey Collings walks amongst the remains of his destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap15
epa04646920 Grim-faced resident Geofrey Collings walks amongst the remains of his destroyed home in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap15
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646875 A resident covers her nose and mouth with a cloth as she walks in smoke to help fight fires threatening homes in Clovelly, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap08
epa04646875 A resident covers her nose and mouth with a cloth as she walks in smoke to help fight fires threatening homes in Clovelly, Cape Town, South Africa 04 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: cap08
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
A couple stand on the beach as they look at the fire, rear, at Houtbay on the outskirts of the city of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. South African fire fighters say they are battling to control wildfire's that have burned homes. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ110
A couple stand on the beach as they look at the fire, rear, at Houtbay on the outskirts of the city of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. South African fire fighters say they are battling to control wildfire's that have burned homes. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ110
Schalk Van Zuydam, AP
A fireman hoses down a burning house near Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, March 4, 2015. A wildfire continues to burn across the city's southern peninsula after breaking out Sunday with firefighting re-enforcement being flown in to assist fighting the blaze. (AP Photo/Adrian de Kock) ORG XMIT: XDF103
A fireman hoses down a burning house near Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, March 4, 2015. A wildfire continues to burn across the city's southern peninsula after breaking out Sunday with firefighting re-enforcement being flown in to assist fighting the blaze. (AP Photo/Adrian de Kock) ORG XMIT: XDF103
Adrian De Kock, AP
Firemen battle a blaze near Cape Town, South Africa. Wednesday March 4, 2015. A wildfire burned for a third day around Cape Town's Table Mountain on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Adrian de Kock) ORG XMIT: XDF102
Firemen battle a blaze near Cape Town, South Africa. Wednesday March 4, 2015. A wildfire burned for a third day around Cape Town's Table Mountain on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Adrian de Kock) ORG XMIT: XDF102
Adrian De Kock, AP
epa04646450 Fire fighters tackle a blaze raging in the Tokai forest in Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04646450 Fire fighters tackle a blaze raging in the Tokai forest in Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646430 Trees burn in a fire in the Tokai forest, Cape Town, South Africa 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04646430 Trees burn in a fire in the Tokai forest, Cape Town, South Africa 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646410 A fire fighter tackles a blaze raging in the Tokai forest in Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04646410 A fire fighter tackles a blaze raging in the Tokai forest in Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646408 A fire fighting aeroplane bombs water onto an indigeneous Fynbos vegetation fire raging in Clovelly, Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04646408 A fire fighting aeroplane bombs water onto an indigeneous Fynbos vegetation fire raging in Clovelly, Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04646406 Gulls fly over a fire burning through indigeneous Fynbos vegetation as it rages in Kalk Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04646406 Gulls fly over a fire burning through indigeneous Fynbos vegetation as it rages in Kalk Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, 03 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds started four days ago and has destroyed over 3000 hectares of land and some homes around the Cape Town south peninsula from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
Fire fighters, left, battle a fire near the town of Hout Bay, South Africa, Monday, March 2, 2015. South African firefighters say they are battling to control a wildfire that has burned down five homes in Cape Town's southern peninsula. Spokeswoman Liezl Moodie said Monday that nearly 150 firefighters, along with park volunteers, have combated the blaze since early Monday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ102
Fire fighters, left, battle a fire near the town of Hout Bay, South Africa, Monday, March 2, 2015. South African firefighters say they are battling to control a wildfire that has burned down five homes in Cape Town's southern peninsula. Spokeswoman Liezl Moodie said Monday that nearly 150 firefighters, along with park volunteers, have combated the blaze since early Monday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ102
Schalk Van Zuydam, AP
Fire fighters, left, battle a fire near the town of Hout Bay, South Africa, Monday, March 2, 2015. South African firefighters say they are battling to control a wildfire that has burned down five homes in Cape Town's southern peninsula. Spokeswoman Liezl Moodie said Monday that nearly 150 firefighters, along with park volunteers, have combated the blaze since early Monday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ107
Fire fighters, left, battle a fire near the town of Hout Bay, South Africa, Monday, March 2, 2015. South African firefighters say they are battling to control a wildfire that has burned down five homes in Cape Town's southern peninsula. Spokeswoman Liezl Moodie said Monday that nearly 150 firefighters, along with park volunteers, have combated the blaze since early Monday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ107
Schalk Van Zuydam, AP
A helicopter collects water in the ocean near a beach as it battle's a fire near the town of Hout Bay, South Africa, Monday, March 2, 2015. South African firefighters say they are battling to control a wildfire that has burned down five homes in Cape Town's southern peninsula. Spokeswoman Liezl Moodie said Monday that nearly 150 firefighters, along with park volunteers, have combated the blaze since early Monday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ105
A helicopter collects water in the ocean near a beach as it battle's a fire near the town of Hout Bay, South Africa, Monday, March 2, 2015. South African firefighters say they are battling to control a wildfire that has burned down five homes in Cape Town's southern peninsula. Spokeswoman Liezl Moodie said Monday that nearly 150 firefighters, along with park volunteers, have combated the blaze since early Monday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ORG XMIT: ASVZ105
Schalk Van Zuydam, AP
epa04644021 A general view of a fire raging in the mountains above Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644021 A general view of a fire raging in the mountains above Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04644360 Rescue personel battle a blaze in Noorhoek Manor old age home in Cape Town, South Africa 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAR03
epa04644360 Rescue personel battle a blaze in Noorhoek Manor old age home in Cape Town, South Africa 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA ORG XMIT: CAR03
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epaselect epa04644017 A firefighter tries to stop a blaze in Noordhoek Manor old age home, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epaselect epa04644017 A firefighter tries to stop a blaze in Noordhoek Manor old age home, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04644028 Rescue personnel cut through a fence to battle a baze aproaching Noordhoek Manor old age home in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644028 Rescue personnel cut through a fence to battle a baze aproaching Noordhoek Manor old age home in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04644013 Residents evacuate in Noordhoek Manor old age home as a fire approaches in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644013 Residents evacuate in Noordhoek Manor old age home as a fire approaches in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04644020 A resident of Noordhoek uses a garden hose to extinguish a blaze aproaching his home in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644020 A resident of Noordhoek uses a garden hose to extinguish a blaze aproaching his home in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
epa04644019 Residents stand outside their homes as a fire aproaches in Noordhoek, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644019 Residents stand outside their homes as a fire aproaches in Noordhoek, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Nic Bothma, European Pressphoto Agency
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