18-04-2021, 15:39
There is a huge fire blazing in Cape Town on the slopes of Table Mountain around Rhodes Memorial and above Newlands. The university has had to be evacuated - all the students in the digs have been moved out, not sure what's happened to the main building/s - there are concerns about some of the labs. At least one historic landmark has been destroyed - Mostert's Mill, dating back to the 1790's. Very sad - I can smell the fire which is 30 km's away. Not helped by the fact that it's a scorching hot day!! Or was, until the smoke blocked out the sun. A haze is hanging over the whole peninsula now.
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/watch-t...uct-burns/
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/watch-t...uct-burns/
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