Forest fires in Australia: flames threaten to rage beyond Christmas!

Forest fires in Australia: flames threaten to rage beyond Christmas!

In the southeast of Australia, especially near Melbourne, devastating forest and grass fires rage, which quickly spread due to extreme temperatures and persistent drought. Over 300 firefighters are already trying to keep the flames sparked by lightning strikes in the Grampians National Park. The fire area has now reached terrifying 36,000 hectares. Residents are asked to get to safety. The security situation is critical, since the temperatures should increase on almost 40 degrees in the coming days, which will continue to make the already tense situation extremely dangerous, Radio Euskirchen .

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In addition, a grass fire in Flowerdale, about 90 kilometers north of Melbourne, has come out of control and has already affected more than 700 hectares of land. The authority Vic Emergency warns the residents of staying in their houses because the situation can change at any time. There has been a highest alarm level in this region for days due to the risk of bush fire, and experts fear that Australia could be hit by devastating fires again after three wet years, such as Merkur reported. The former fire chief Greg Mullins warned that the risk of fire increases dramatically in extreme heat and west winds.

The memories of the catastrophic bush fire in 2019, which also raged in Flowerdale and are considered the largest fire disaster in Australia, are still alive. At that time, 173 people were killed, and around 3,500 buildings were destroyed. If the current situation further exacerbates, this could have much worse effects and make dangerous grass fires uncontrollable.