Cape Peninsula, South Africa, has been ravaged by violent since Sunday bushfires. Many houses were destroyed and dozens of people were evacuated. A luxury hotel located on the famous coastal road Chapmans Peak Drive is literally gone up in smoke. Several witnesses captured images and videos of the fire appears to be the biggest ever of Cape Town.
For several days, more than 300 firefighters are fighting against the flames. Volunteers from the Table Mountain National Park, which covers part of the peninsula, are also involved in the fight against the disaster.
A video published by David Rosenberg (dave_rosenberg) March 3, 2015 at 11:53 PT
In the air, the water bomber helicopters arrived as reinforcements.
A video published by The Wild Angle (thewildangle) March 3, 2015 at 9:58 p.m. PT
Several roads were closed to traffic. Wednesday morning, the fire was contained on the heights, but about 3000 hectares burned.
No casualties were regrettable but many animals in the nature reserve were burned. Thousands of hectares of vegetation have been burned.
A video published by Craig Parker (wikid_pixels) March 3, 2015 at 9:52 p.m. PT
Fires are common in the region November to May, due to adverse weather conditions. The temperatures are relatively high and the strong winds.
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