article_snippet: Wildfires raged along Cape Town's famous mountains for a fourth day, destroying homes, a hotel and scorching thousands of hectares of spectacular scenery.
article_snippet: Firefighting teams and water-bombing aircraft were still desperately trying to curb the spread of the flames sweeping down Cape Town's southern peninsula, a mountainous spine of land running from the city to Cape Point, Africa's most southwestern tip.
article_snippet: It is believed Fire has already ravaged some 4,000 hectares of land - burning the flowering, shrub-like vegetation known as fynbos, part of the unique Cape floral kingdom.
article_snippet: Raging: Fires caught on both sides of the famous peninsula, closing the famous Chapman's Peak Drive as the famous Chapman's Peak Drive burned above Hout Bay (
article_snippet: smoke inhallation has also destroyed or damaged at least 13 homes so far, as well as the five-star Tintswalo Atlantic Lodge, which is perched on the edge of the ocean near the fishing port and commuter village of Hout Bay.
article_snippet: As the blazes ripped along the mountainside on both sides of the famous pennisula, hundreds of residents living in the upmarket villages dotted along the Atlantic and False Bay coasts grabbed pets and valuables as pets and valuables were evacuated overnight ahead of flames fanned by strong winds and record high temperatures.
article_snippet: The fires have now moved along the coast, and are threatening homes near Fish Hoek, on the False Bay side of the peninsula, said Onele Ndesi, spokesman for Cape Town Disaster Risk Management.
article_snippet: Just along the same stretch of coast, another fishing village had already come under threat: a sudden wind change overnight brought flames bearing down on Kalk Bay, a fishing village known for another fishing village seafood restaurants and antique shops.
article_snippet: A resident covers face with a cloth as A resident walks in smoke to help fight fires threatening homes in Clovelly, near Fish Hoek .
highlights_snippet: Cape Town's spectacular scenery has been ravaged by four days of fires - destroying or damaging 13 homes .
  
highlights_snippet: Fire has taken hold on both sides of the peninsula, a favourite holiday destination with tourists .
  