Australians flee as heat, winds fan bushfires

Australian authorities have urged almost a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes as hot, windy conditions fuel deadly bushfires along the southeastern coast


Bushfire crisis: At least 10.3 million hectares of land burned in Australia since Oct 2019 – area equivalent in size to South Korea


Kangaroo Island
At least one-third burned away

Victoria / NSW
Two fires set to merge into mega-blaze covering almost 600,000 hectares

Victoria state
Authorities send emergency text messages to 240,000 people, telling them to leave

Active fire / burned area 
As of Jan 10

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide
NEW SOUTH WALES
VICTORIA
Melbourne
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane
Coffs Harbour
Wollemi National Park
Blue Mountains
Sydney
Canberra
Batemans Bay
Mallacoota
PACIFIC OCEAN
Hobart
TASMANIA
200km 125 miles


AUSTRALIA


Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, local fire services
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