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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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