At Least 8 Dead as Storm Hammers Cape Town Coastline
Waves of foam and seawater crash into Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town on June 7.
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Johannesburg (AP) -- A storm pummeled the coastline around the South African city of Cape Town on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rains as well as high winds that fanned fires and forced evacuations of some residents. At least eight people were killed.
Many people in Knysna, a town on the scenic Garden Route east of Cape Town, fled as blazes tore through homes. An evacuated hospital was among buildings that caught fire and the main highway was closed in the area, South African media reported.