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Firefighters take a break after a massive bush fire swept across Cape Town's Table Mountain
18 Mar 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Firefighters take a break after a massive bush fire swept across Cape Town's Table Mountain March 18, 2009, causing hundreds of people to be evacuated. Strong south-easterly winds, coupled with hot dry weather, have fanned hundreds of bush fires across the province in recent weeks. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA DISASTER)
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Firefighters take a break after a massive bush fire swept across Cape Town's Table Mountain March 18, 2009, causing hundreds of people to be evacuated. Strong south easterly winds, coupled with ...




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