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Bushfires Destroy Dozens Of Homes In Australia
“Because one hot spot, on the wrong day, could be the fire that runs into the next problem”.
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“It’s been an exceptionally dry year with the El Nino event, and the worst fire conditions will probably be seen in January and February, and that’s why we’re working really hard to consolidate this fire now”, deputy incident controller Mark Gunning told AAP, adding that people still need to remain vigilant.
The Great Ocean Road is closed between Torquay and Skenes Creek. “This is a big fire now”. More than 150 firefighters with eight aircraft and 60 fire trucks spent the holiday fighting the fires.
The Great Ocean Road is one of Australia’s leading tourist draws, famous for its scenic landscapes and for the weird rock formations visible offshore in the Southern Ocean.
A spokesman for the state’s emergency services said 98 homes had been confirmed burned in the community of Wye River and another 18 in nearby Separation Creek, for a total of 116 in the two townships, located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of Melbourne.
On Friday, some 1,600 residents and tourists were evacuated from Lorne amid fears that a wind change would push the fire towards the town, but were allowed to return on Saturday. The residents whose homes are affected by the brutal bushfires will be access up to to $1300 in emergency relief under a joint state and federal government scheme, news.com.au said.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said the damage was “significant”.
Although a change in the weather was predicted, emergency services said the threat was likely to remain for some time.
Mr West said some light and patchy rain had started to fall but more was expected across the fire ground through Saturday.
More than a hundred homes have been destroyed in a massive bushfire in the Victoria state in Australia.
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The Bureau of Meteorology issued a warning yesterday, saying that a cyclone is developing in the Gulf of Carpentaria and could hit land by nightfall or this morning on the border between Northern Territory and Queensland.