Australia has been hit hard last year by Climate Change which is said to be the most probable cause of the uncontrolled bush fires. These bush fires are still continuously expanding despite of the hard endeavours of the fire fighters for the last 4 months(The fire started in September). A report from CNN states that the fires currently all over Australia are as big as Manhattan. Till now a total of around 1020 square miles of area has been burnt in these bush fires.
The country's capital, Canberra, smashed its heat record of 80 years, reaching 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday afternoon, according to the meteorology bureau. In the western Sydney suburb of Penrith, the mercury climbed to 48.9 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) setting a new record for the whole Sydney basin.
The death toll is rising as conditions worsen Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that 23 people had been killed nationwide, up from 18 from earlier in the week. More than 1,500 homes have also been destroyed since the fire season began in September.
The country's capital, Canberra, smashed its heat record of 80 years, reaching 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday afternoon, according to the meteorology bureau. In the western Sydney suburb of Penrith, the mercury climbed to 48.9 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) setting a new record for the whole Sydney basin.
The death toll is rising as conditions worsen Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that 23 people had been killed nationwide, up from 18 from earlier in the week. More than 1,500 homes have also been destroyed since the fire season began in September.
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