Fire disaster in Australia: 600 firefighters in constant use!

Fire disaster in Australia: 600 firefighters in constant use!

Grampians-Nationalpark, Australien - terrible bush fire is currently raging in Australia, and in dozens of communities, people were asked to leave their houses. According to Berliner daily newspaper , many residents in the affected region have to act quickly to bring themselves and their families to safety. The emergency services are strongly challenged while trying to protect hundreds of hectares of land from the devastating flames.

Around 600 firefighters are currently active in the Grampians National Park, about 240 kilometers west of Melbourne. As the Kleine Zeitung has been raging for more than a week and has devastated over 55,000 hectares of land, which corresponds to about a third of the park. The firefighters warn of changing winds that could also make the extinguishing work more difficult today. In order to defuse the situation, an absolute ban on fire was imposed in the entire state of Victoria, which prohibited any fire outdoors.

evacuations and dangers

Despite the massive emergency services, there have been no deaths or destruction of houses so far, which is a small ray of hope in the middle of the natural disaster. Nevertheless, the situation remains tense, and the authorities call up the population, in particular, be careful and to follow the instructions for evacuation. This is the only way to protect people in these endangered areas.