NSTworld: Catastrophic blazes ripped through swathes of the continent’s south-east on New Year’s Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers as seaside towns were ringed by flames. AustralianFires
Catastrophic blazes ripped through swathes of the continent’s south-east on New Year’s Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers as seaside towns were ringed by flames.
A satellite image of the Batemans Bay shows smoke and fire from wild bushfires in Australia. - European Union, Copernicus Sentinel Data/Handout via Reuters. -Reuters A firefighter sprays foam retardant on a back burn ahead of a fire front in the New South Wales town of Jerrawangala on January 1. -AFP “The message is we’ve got so much fire in that area, we have no capacity to contain these fires,” he told ABC.
There are also mounting fears for five people still missing after the most recent blazes while the number of homes confirmed destroyed has topped 400, with that number expected to rise as firefighters reach devastated communities still isolated by flames.
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