Table Mountain on fire



My daughter had breakfast at the café beside the Rhodes memorial yesterday morning, it was a burnt out wreck by dinner time. Not that I'm dobbing her in, or out like that. She sent us some canny photos as events were unfolding.
 
It is quite close to the sea though. Unless salt water has recently become flammable.
According to my Sister in law, who lives on the side of the mountain, the fire is mainly on Devil's Peak and they are using water from reservoirs in the city to put the fire out. I think the reservoirs might be close to signal hill. There are some on Table Mountain itself as well. She has sent some good videos of the helicopters picking up water, they are almost queuing to fill up.
 
Spent a couple days staying in Cape Town, didn't open the curtains in the hotel room until right as we were leaving. Cracking view of Table Mountain and I'd kept it covered up the whole time.
 

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