Australia launches 2020 as hell: 9 dead, others missing, and hundreds of destroyed properties
(6 years ago)Nine people have already been confirmed dead, with four others still missing, and more than 200 properties have been lost since the catastrophic forest fires started in Australia. During Wednesday afternoon, authorities in New South Wales and Victoria said that five other people had been confirmed dead, and one [...]
During Wednesday afternoon, authorities in New South Wales and Victoria said that five other people had been confirmed dead, and another was thought to have also lost their lives.
They warned that the death toll was expected to increase further, writes The Guardian, records Periscope.
In the Bay of Malone, survivors showed how over a thousand people had spent the night on the beach trying to find shelter from fires.
“Everyone was on the beaches, covered in ash and smoke,” told the Guardian newspaper.
There was a strange silence. People were as close to water as they could be. People were standing on the beach trying to escape from the ashes and smoke. ”
According to Australian authorities, 322 homes had been destroyed by all fires. Another 50 properties were destroyed in Victoria during Sunday day. /Periscope