Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, is paralyzed by what firefighters describe as “catastrophic” fire conditions amid soaring temperatures. One person has died.
December 21, 2019 GMT
PERTH, Australia — Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid soaring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires ravaged the country’s southeast, officials said. New South Wales is in a seven-day state of emergency, with around 2,000 firefighters battling 100 wildfires.
That follows the death of a 24-year-old man in a road crash in South Australia on Friday, which sparked a fire in the area of the Murraylands. The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. Around 3 million hectares of land has burned nationwide during a torrid past few months, with nine people killed and more than 800 homes destroyed.
Debate has reignited on whether Morrison’s conservative government has taken enough action on climate change. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas.
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