South Africa evacuates coastal communities as wildfires burn out of control

Firefighters battle wildfires in Pringle Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday (AP)

Residents have been evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires sweep down from surrounding mountains and burn out of control.

Authorities ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, a coastal village popular with holidaymakers about 50 miles from Cape Town, on Tuesday.