Bushfires in parts of southeast Australia amid spring heatwave
Tuesday, 3 October 2023 Bushfires in Australia's Victoria state have tripled in size overnight due to high winds, prompting authorities to urge residents to evacuate. The fires have spread across 17,000 hectares of land and are proving difficult to contain. In Tasmania, residents have been told to evacuate due to an out of control bushfire. Hot and dry conditions across the country are fueling the fires, with Australia experiencing its driest September on record.
Years after unprecedented fires ripped through large swathes of Australia's east, volunteer brigades on the frontlines are bracing for a return to catastrophic conditions. In Picton, South of Sydney, New South Wales Rural Fire Service senior deputy captain Andy Hain says he worries that two years of...
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
