A full evacuation order was given shortly after 13:00 today for all residents of Pringle Bay to leave their homes as raging flames, fanned on by strong gusts of wind, swept down the mountain and encroached the residential area.
Residents have been evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires sweep down from surrounding mountains and burn out of control. Authorities ordered a full
Authorities ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, a coastal village popular with holidaymakers about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Cape Town. People evacuated parts of the nearby town of Betty s Bay on Monday.