Christmas lights along the main road in Stanford, Western Cape.
The September floods displaced the residents of Stanford in the Western Cape's Overstrand Local Municipality, damaged their homes and left others without a means to make a living.
To lift the town people's mood and boost the economy by attracting tourists, Checkers recently installed more than 70 000 festive lights along the town's main road.
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