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Cape Town, April 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nic Bothma) A forest fire burns for three days on the slopes of Cape Town's Mountain National Park, causing serious damage to vegetation, as well as at the University of Cape Town, where it has destroyed the Jagger Library, built almost 200 years ago. FOOTAGE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHING WORK IN THE AREA OF JAGGER LIBRARY IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.
Helicopters drop water bombs in a bid to quell a wildfire near Cape Town's Table Mountain which has spread to University of Cape Town campus and engulfed numerous buildings. IMAGES
A column of smoke can be seen rising from the South African parliament building in Cape Town, with firefighters on the scene, after a major fire broke out. IMAGES
Emergency services fight to contain a fire that has broken out in the foothills of Cape Town's landmark Table Mountain. IMAGES
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U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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