Aussie bush fires again
Jan 3, 2015 12:55:07 GMT
Post by aussie-rabbit on Jan 3, 2015 12:55:07 GMT
South Australia's premier has again urged those threatened by a devastating bushfire in the Adelaide Hills to leave immediately.
The Sampson Flat bushfire in the Adelaide Hills has been described as the worst in SA since the 1983 Ash Wednesday blaze.
Premier Jay Weatherill says it may not be possible to return to some areas.
- See more at: www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/03/leave-bushfire-areas-now--sa-premier-says.html#sthash.TDhfEu9E.dpuf
South Australia is confronting the worst bushfire since the 1983 “Ash Wednesday” inferno which claimed more than 70 lives, according to the state’s top firefighter.
Read more at www.9news.com.au/national/2015/01/03/01/10/houses-lost-as-fires-rage-across-south-australia-and-victoria#UtsHie2hxKXHhPRw.99
About 40 dogs and cats have perished after a bushfire destroyed large parts of a boarding kennel and cattery in the Adelaide foothills.
Fire ripped through the Tea Tree Gully Boarding Kennels and Cattery on Saturday morning, burning down the cattery and a large section of the kennels.
The CFS, South Australia’s rural fire service, has been releasing maps of the burnt area since it started yesterday which, in sequence, show how quickly the bushfire has grown in less than 24 hours. The first map from late on Friday showed it at just under 700 hectares but in the last map, released around lunchtime today, it covered almost 10,000 hectares with a 126km perimeter.
A cool change, with strong winds and lightning is moving across Victoria, as firefighters tackle a series of new fires breaking out in the west of the state and south-west of Melbourne, near a number of homes.
Bushfires blaze as states swelter
A bushfire looms over homes at Sampson Flat in South Australia. Picture: Tom Huntley Source: News Corp Australia
FIREFIGHTERS in Victoria and South Australia spent the night battling fast-moving fires in high winds and temperatures that destroyed at least one property — and face a second day of dangerous conditions today.
The Sampson Flat bushfire in the Adelaide Hills has been described as the worst in SA since the 1983 Ash Wednesday blaze.
Premier Jay Weatherill says it may not be possible to return to some areas.
- See more at: www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/03/leave-bushfire-areas-now--sa-premier-says.html#sthash.TDhfEu9E.dpuf
South Australia is confronting the worst bushfire since the 1983 “Ash Wednesday” inferno which claimed more than 70 lives, according to the state’s top firefighter.
Read more at www.9news.com.au/national/2015/01/03/01/10/houses-lost-as-fires-rage-across-south-australia-and-victoria#UtsHie2hxKXHhPRw.99
About 40 dogs and cats have perished after a bushfire destroyed large parts of a boarding kennel and cattery in the Adelaide foothills.
Fire ripped through the Tea Tree Gully Boarding Kennels and Cattery on Saturday morning, burning down the cattery and a large section of the kennels.
The CFS, South Australia’s rural fire service, has been releasing maps of the burnt area since it started yesterday which, in sequence, show how quickly the bushfire has grown in less than 24 hours. The first map from late on Friday showed it at just under 700 hectares but in the last map, released around lunchtime today, it covered almost 10,000 hectares with a 126km perimeter.
A cool change, with strong winds and lightning is moving across Victoria, as firefighters tackle a series of new fires breaking out in the west of the state and south-west of Melbourne, near a number of homes.
Bushfires blaze as states swelter
A bushfire looms over homes at Sampson Flat in South Australia. Picture: Tom Huntley Source: News Corp Australia
FIREFIGHTERS in Victoria and South Australia spent the night battling fast-moving fires in high winds and temperatures that destroyed at least one property — and face a second day of dangerous conditions today.