Bushfires in 3-4 Australian States (incl ACT)

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Fires are burning almost out of control, fanned by 100kph (60 miles per hour) winds.
Bushfire season has started very early this year due to the on-going drought.

Firefighters have come from other states and New Zealand to help out.

Fortunately where I live is thousands of kilometres (miles) away.

Bad in Gippsland, Victoria, where I used to live as a teenager. Bazza

 

Just heard on the radio, that the authorities are thinking of flying in USA firefighters to help, the situation is so bad. Bazza

 

They are starting up again here too. Hard to believe there is anything left to burn. Does it happen often over there? Annual occurrence here.

 

yeah they happen every year without fail in Australia, but the one in Victoria at the moment is a big one- eg


The Australian — News
Victorian fires merge to create giant front
December 12, 2006
FIREFIGHTER'S worst fears have been realised, with two bushfires burning in Gippsland and Victoria's north-east believed to have joined overnight, forming one massive firefront.

The head of the blaze is estimated to span 240km in length.

Together the bushfires have scorched about 250,000 hectares and continue to burn out of control.

A DSE spokesperson said the fires were believed to have merged last night but the department was awaiting confirmation this morning.

Another spokesman, Benjamin White, said the fires remained very active overnight.

“We're expecting that the two major fire complexes, being the north-east Alpine region and the Gippsland region, to have joined overnight,” he told ABC radio.

“We'll expect with the weather conditions for the coming days -- north to north-westerly wind change -- to continue to fan the fires.”

The blazes of most concern are those close to Mount Beauty, Jamieson and Whitfield in the state's north-east and around Dargo in east Gippsland.

Firefighters took advantage of cooler conditions yesterday to try and build containment lines around the bushfire ahead of severe fire weather expected to return tomorrow.

 

Yep, where ever there is a hot, dry climate, there are yearly fires. Same when we were in Africa, too. Only the regular bush and grass fires so far in the West. Guess that might change as the long, hot summer wares on, though.

 

Then it rains, turns to mud and all the hills slide.