SYDNEY, Dec 22 — Fire conditions eased on some of the major fronts burning across Australia today after a cool weather change, with firefighters trying to contain blazes before hotter conditions are expected to return at the end of the week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the Rural Fire...
Sunday, 22 Dec 2019 08:05 AM MYT
Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the Rural Fire Service headquarters in Sydney, having returned from a holiday in Hawaii last night that has drawn sharp criticism as the wildfires crisis in his home state deepened. “We have still got an enormous amount of fire burning in the landscape,” NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said, adding that the spreading fires in the Blue Mountains area around 100 km west of Sydney would be a significant focus for fire crews.
One man is still unaccounted for after staying on Saturday to protect his property near Lithgow, a town west of Sydney, as fires approached. Dozens of properties were reported damaged or destroyed.
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