Wildfires in South Africa's Western Cape damage buildings, displace thousands


CAPE TOWN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Western Cape was still grappling with several wildfires across the province on Sunday, with some blazes remaining out of control while others had been extinguished.

The Cape Winelands District Municipality said a wildfire that broke out on Wednesday in Franschhoek, a popular tourist town about 75 km from Cape Town, continued to "burn out of control."

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