Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of “expected bushfires ranging from severe to catastrophic” as a major bushfire spiraled out of control in the west of the country and forced families to flee their homes. Over the past two days, the fires, which were intensified by strong winds and high temperatures, have burned more than 2,300 hectares west of the coastal town of Denmark, about 420 km south of Perth on the southern coast of Western Australia.
“Extreme heat wave forecasts and fire risks range from severe to catastrophic… on Sunday,” the Western Australia Bureau of Meteorology wrote on Twitter.
On Saturday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that several families had already fled their homes.
Bushfires are common in Australia’s hot months due to high temperatures and dry weather.
In the summer of 2019-2020, 33 people, including nine firefighters, died in forest fires that destroyed more than 17 million hectares, an area about half the size of Germany.
Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of “expected bushfires ranging from severe to catastrophic” as a major bushfire spiraled out of control in the west of the country and forced families to flee their homes. Over the past two days, the fires, which were intensified by strong winds and high temperatures, have burned more than 2,300 hectares west of the coastal town of Denmark, about 420 km south of Perth on the southern coast of Western Australia.
“Extreme heat wave forecasts and fire risks range from severe to catastrophic… on Sunday,” the Western Australia Bureau of Meteorology wrote on Twitter.
On Saturday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that several families had already fled their homes.
Bushfires are common in Australia’s hot months due to high temperatures and dry weather.
In the summer of 2019-2020, 33 people, including nine firefighters, died in forest fires that destroyed more than 17 million hectares, an area about half the size of Germany.
Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of “expected bushfires ranging from severe to catastrophic” as a major bushfire spiraled out of control in the west of the country and forced families to flee their homes. Over the past two days, the fires, which were intensified by strong winds and high temperatures, have burned more than 2,300 hectares west of the coastal town of Denmark, about 420 km south of Perth on the southern coast of Western Australia.
“Extreme heat wave forecasts and fire risks range from severe to catastrophic… on Sunday,” the Western Australia Bureau of Meteorology wrote on Twitter.
On Saturday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that several families had already fled their homes.
Bushfires are common in Australia’s hot months due to high temperatures and dry weather.
In the summer of 2019-2020, 33 people, including nine firefighters, died in forest fires that destroyed more than 17 million hectares, an area about half the size of Germany.
Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of “expected bushfires ranging from severe to catastrophic” as a major bushfire spiraled out of control in the west of the country and forced families to flee their homes. Over the past two days, the fires, which were intensified by strong winds and high temperatures, have burned more than 2,300 hectares west of the coastal town of Denmark, about 420 km south of Perth on the southern coast of Western Australia.
“Extreme heat wave forecasts and fire risks range from severe to catastrophic… on Sunday,” the Western Australia Bureau of Meteorology wrote on Twitter.
On Saturday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that several families had already fled their homes.
Bushfires are common in Australia’s hot months due to high temperatures and dry weather.
In the summer of 2019-2020, 33 people, including nine firefighters, died in forest fires that destroyed more than 17 million hectares, an area about half the size of Germany.