Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage
The Peninsula
Sydney: Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country...
Sydney: Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast.
Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria this week, with hot winds fanning some of the most dangerous fire weather seen since the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020.
One of the most destructive bushfires ripped through almost 150,000 hectares (370,000 acres) near Longwood, a region cloaked in native forests.
Fire crews have started tallying the damage, with early reports of at least 20 houses destroyed in the small town of Ruffy, about two hours' drive north of state capital Melbourne.
State premier Jacinta Allan on Saturday declared a state of disaster, giving fire crews emergency powers to force evacuations.
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