Australians shelter from bushfires as political pressure rises by Colpackham
SYDNEY - Firefighters battled against hundreds of bushfires across Australia’s east coast on Thursday as scores of blazes sprang up in new locations, triggering warnings that it was too late for some residents to evacuate.
Australia has been battling wildfires across several states for days, endangering thousands of people in many communities. Blazes so far this month have killed at least four people, burnt about 2.5 million acres of farmland and bush and destroyed more than 400 homes. On Thursday, it was Victoria’s turn, with dozens of fires burning across the state by early afternoon. Authorities warned locals in towns about 50 km north of Ballarat, the state’s third largest city, that it was too late for them to evacuate safely.
In New South Wales state, strong winds blew smoke from 60 fires still burning over much of Sydney, leaving the harbor city and its famous landmarks shrouded in thick smog.
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