The fire destroyed dozens of structures, forced thousands of evacuations and closed a major freeway.

In Cape Town one ANC Khayelitsha ward-level nomination rebellionbrought a major freeway to a standstill.

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked a major freeway and vandalised police cars.

Elsewhere in the Los Angeles area, flooding forced the closure of streets and at least one major freeway.

We're the closest hospital to a major freeway system, so we have all the trauma you could ever want.

A fast-moving brush fire in the Los Angeles area has shut down a major freeway and set cars on fire.