7 hours agoAustralia is talking: Sydney Threatened by Disasters
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Australia is warning of the catastrophic threat coming from forest fires for its largest city, Sydney, and surrounding areas. Residents in the most vulnerable communities are being asked to leave and seek refuge in malls. At least three people have died and thousands more have been evacuated in [...]
Residents in the most vulnerable communities are being asked to leave and seek refuge in malls.
At least three people have died and thousands more have been evacuated on weekends because of these fires, writes the BBC, translates Periscope.
On Sunday, more than 100 fires were occurring across New South Wales and Queensland.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to comment on whether climate change could have contributed to this catastrophe.
The only thoughts I have today go with those who lost their lives and families,” he said.
Sydney is facing catastrophic conditions for the first time since new warnings of fires were announced a decade ago. /Periscope
