Bushfires at Great Ocean Road, a tourist area in Australia, caused more than a hundred houses to burn down on Christmas Day despite the effort of about 500 firefighters and 13 firefighting aircrafts to stop the flames.
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More than 300 firefighters, 60 tankers and 18 aircraft battled the blaze overnight as it advanced on residential areas.
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By the time the Shorts arrived at the gate, the plane had already left and was starting to make its way around the runway. And it was the very last leaving the city that day.
The fires began with a lightning strike on December 19 and, fanned by winds, have already burned greater than 2,000 hectares.
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Some of the buildings destroyed were holiday homes and many residents spent Christmas night in hastily organized evacuation centres.
A change to cooler weather and rain has greatly reduced the threat, but some emergency warnings remain in place.
Authorities warned on Saturday that the fire risk in Victoria would continue over the next two months, as southern Australia bakes in summer heat.
The Christmas Day bushfire destroyed 116 homes, with almost one in three houses in Wye River now unliveable.
Victoria’s emergency management commissioner Craig Lapsley said they were “working around the clock to bring this fire under control”.
Mr West said the weather over the next few days was expected to be favourable for firefighting, with rain and lower temperatures.
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It’s not yet known when residents of Wye River and its surrounds will be able to return for good, but we doubt we’re alone in wishing them all the best when that time comes.
Because its organisers said the Falls Music and Arts Festival, which will be held near Lorne, might not go ahead.
The Great Ocean Road’s tourism industry has also taken a hit as roads to the area remain closed and accommodation cancellations pile up.
Victoria’s fire danger rating is set to spike again as coastal residents count the cost of a brutal bushfire.
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“The fire came in, and it’s fair to say that I would have thought that they would have lost 200 homes at least in this town”, he said.
