Heatwave threatens to stoke Australia's deadly bushfires despite containment efforts

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SYDNEY (REUTERS) - Firefighters will struggle to contain deadly fires as soaring temperature and strong winds stoke the threat of more blazes across Australia's east coast, authorities said on Friday (Jan 31).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SYDNEY - Firefighters will struggle to contain deadly fires as soaring temperature and strong winds stoke the threat of more blazes across Australia's east coast, authorities said on Friday .

With temperatures across New South Wales and Victoria states set to approach 40 deg C on Friday, authorities said several fires could spread despite recent efforts by firefighters to remove flammable fuels. Bushfires are common in Australia's hot, dry summers, but the ferocity and early arrival of the fires in the southern hemisphere spring is unprecedented. Experts have said climate change has left bushland extremely dry.

 

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