Tens of thousands flee Aussie ‘hellfire’
Residents being evacuated from Mallacoota in Victoria state via MV Sycamore yesterday. Dozens of Australia’s once-bustling southeastern tourist spots have turned into ghost towns as people escape devastating bushfires. – EPA pic, January 4, 2020.
TENS of thousands of Australians have fled their homes as more catastrophic bushfire conditions are expected today, turning dozens of once-bustling southeastern tourist spots into ghost towns. Temperatures are forecast well above 40°C, and gale-force winds are expected to fan hundreds of fires, many of which are already burning out of control across the country.
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