US EditionOne person dead and 300 buildings destroyed in Australia bushfires
Extreme heat and dry winds fueled dozens of fires in Victoria, destroying over 300 buildings and burning 350,000 hectares, officials said.
- Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, claiming one life near the town of Longwood.
- Over 300 buildings, including over 70 houses, were destroyed, alongside huge swathes of farming land and native forest.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was talking with Canada and the United States for possible extra assistance to combat the bushfires.
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One person has died and 300 homes and buildings have been destroyed in bushfires that have swept through southeastern Australia. The fires have been raging in dozens of places across the country for several days, mainly in the state of Victoria, but also in New South Wales, foreign media write, reports Telegraph. A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria, while thousands of firefighters and more than 70 aircraft battled the flames. Resi…
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayBushfires destroy hundreds of buildings in southeast Australia, first death confirmed
SYDNEY, Jan 11 — Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster.Temperatures soared past 40 °C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria, sparking dozens of blazes that ripped through more than 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres) combined.Fire crews tallied the damage as conditions eased today. A day earlier, authorities had declared a state of …
About 15,000 homes without electricity, more than 3 million acres burned and warnings of weeks of crisis
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