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Western Cape wildfires force evacuations as smoke, wind and flames batter coastal towns | SA News

Stanford and Pearly Beach are on high alert on Saturday as residents and tourists brace for evacuation while firefighters battle multiple blazes in the Western Cape.

Authorities on Saturday warned visitors to the area to leave as the blaze continued to spread, with heavy smoke and strong wind complicating firefighting efforts.

Warnings issued by the Stanford municipality stated that thick smoke was hovering over the area and people would need to start evacuating if this did not improve.

The Stanford fire in the Overstrand region posed a threat to homes in the Thembelihle township, and 120 people were evacuated from the Die Kop informal settlement as crews battled the fire.

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