Hundreds of bush fires are raging across Australia, with hot spots in every state.
And a fire tracker map maintained by researchers in Western Australia, shows that they are also threatening areas around every major city in the country.
On Friday night, an emergency warning was in place for a fire near Mount Mercer outside Melbourne and authorities warned residents of Cainbable, about 60 miles south of Brisbane, to take precautions against a bushfire burning there.
And it’s only going to get worse in the coming days as hot, windy conditions are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Raging fires in Mallacoota, Australia have forced thousands of people to flee to a beach, where they're being told to go into the water. Mallacoota is a popular tourist town, and reports on social media say fire is getting closer to the beach where tourists and residents are trapped. Reports say 4,000 people in Mallacoota have fled to the beach. There are currently seven emergency-level bushfires in Victoria.
CossackCat: Raging fires in Mallacoota, Australia have forced thousands of people to flee to a beach, where they're being told to go into the water. Mallacoota is a popular tourist town, and reports on social media say fire is getting closer to the beach where tourists and residents are trapped. Reports say 4,000 people in Mallacoota have fled to the beach. There are currently seven emergency-level bushfires in Victoria.
Report threads that break rules, are offensive, or contain fighting. Staff may not be aware of the forum abuse, and cannot do anything about it unless you tell us about it. click to report forum abuse »
If one of the comments is offensive, please report the comment instead (there is a link in each comment to report it).
And a fire tracker map maintained by researchers in Western Australia, shows that they are also threatening areas around every major city in the country.
On Friday night, an emergency warning was in place for a fire near Mount Mercer outside Melbourne and authorities warned residents of Cainbable, about 60 miles south of Brisbane, to take precautions against a bushfire burning there.
And it’s only going to get worse in the coming days as hot, windy conditions are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.