Australian officials warn of bushfire threat as heatwave grips Sydney

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SYDNEY: Australian officials on Tuesday (Mar 7) warned of rising risks of bushfires in the east after about two years of frequent flooding and rain, as a severe heatwave pushed temperatures in several regions, including

A total of 33 fires are burning across New South Wales , Australia's most populous state of which Sydney is the capital, with 12 not contained yet. Five public schools have been shut amid a total fire ban across large parts of the state.

"It's going to be another tough day for firefighters and potentially even into tomorrow before we get some reprieve", NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers told ABC television."It's going to take many days to get control on these fires." Many regions in New South Wales on Monday recorded their hottest day since January 2021 with temperatures hitting more than 40 degrees Celsius.

The state is fighting its worst bushfire conditions since the devastating fires in 2019 and 2020 in Australia's east that killed 33 people, billions of animals and burned an area nearly half the size of Germany.

 

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