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Firefighters battle mountain fire outside Cape Town

South African firefighters contained a wildfire along Cape Town's Table Mountain more than 24 hours after it began, damaging historical sites and forcing people to evacuate their homes and schools.

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Firefighters battle mountain fire outside Cape Town

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  1. Firefighters battle mountain fire outside Cape Town

  2. A helicopter drops water on a fire on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20, 2021.

  3. Firemen walk through the burnt-out remains of Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  4. Smoke-shrouded trees are seen, as a bushfire burns on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  5. Burnt books are seen in the burnt-out remains of Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  6. A helicopter flies above scorched trees and bushes, as a fire burns on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  7. Flames are seen close to the city fanned by strong winds after a bushfire  broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  8. Scorched trees and bushes are seen, as a fire burns on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  9. A person sprays water as firefighters battle to contain a fire fanned by strong winds on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  10. Flames are seen close to the city fanned by strong winds after  a bushfire  broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  11. Helicopters battle to contain a bushfire  that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  12. Smoke and flames from a wildfire are seen from the Vredehoek suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. Jill Greenberg/via REUTERS

  13. Firefighters battle flames as the library at the University of Cape Town burns after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  14. Residents and voluntary firefighters battle to contain a fire fanned by strong winds on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  15. A resident sprays his property as firefighters battle to contain a fire fanned by strong winds on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  16. Residents look on as fires fanned by strong winds engulf the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  17. Firefighters battle flames as the library at the University of Cape Town burns after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  18. Flames are seen close to the city fanned by strong winds after  a bushfire  broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  19. Smoke cloud caused by a wildfire is seen from Signal Hill over the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa, April 19.  Ian Gordon/via REUTERS

  20. The historic Mostert's Mill smoulders as firefighters battle to contain a fire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  21. General view of a bushfire  that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  22. A firefighter looks on as buildings at the historic Mostert's Mill smoulder after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  23. Firefighters battle flames as the library at the University of Cape Town burns after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  24. A helicopter battles to contain a bushfire  that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain above the memorial to Cecil John Rhodes  in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  25. Residents and voluntary firefighters battle to contain a fire fanned by strong winds on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  26. A firefighter looks on as buildings at the historic Mostert's Mill smoulder after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  27. Firefighters battle to contain a bushfire  that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  28. Flames are seen close to the city fanned by strong winds after  a bushfire  broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  29. A firefighter battles to contain a bushfire  that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  30. Residents and voluntary frefighters battle to contain a fire fanned by strong winds on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  31. Smoke and clouds cover  the city as fires fanned by strong winds continue to spread on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  32. Flames are seen close to the city fanned by strong winds after  a bushfire  broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  33. A man walks through heavy smoke fanned by strong winds after  a bushfire  broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  34. Residents look on as fires fanned by strong winds engulf the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  35. A helicopter drops water as the library at the University of Cape Town burns after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

  36. A firemen walks through the burnt out remains of Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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