Πολύ δύσκολες στιγμές βιώνουν οι κάτοικοι της περιοχής Blue Mountains στη Νέα Νότια Ουαλία της Αυστραλίας, καθώς η πυρκαγιά που ξέσπασε την περασμένη Τετάρτη μαίνεται ανεξέλεγκτη.
Τουλάχιστον 190 σπίτια παραδόθηκαν στις φλόγες και καταστράφηκαν ολοσχερώς, τη στιγμή που άλλα 109 έχουν υποστεί πολύ σοβαρές ζημιές. Το χειρότερο είναι ότι η κατάσταση χειροτερεύει, καθώς η πυρκαγιά απειλεί πλέον και άλλα προάστια του Σίδνεϊ.
Πιο συγκεκριμένα, οι κάτοικοι των κοινοτήτων Ντάργκαν και Μπελ έχουν ήδη λάβει εντολή από τις αρχές να εγκαταλείψουν τα σπίτια τους και να «μετακομίσουν» σε καταφύγια.
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Live: Emergency warnings
for Lithgow, Springwood as bushfires burn across NSW
The Rural Fire Service has issued emergency warnings for fires burning near Lithgow and Springwood, as crews battle several scores of blazes across NSW.
Properties are under threat from the Lithgow blaze, with residents of Bell, Dargan, Berambing and Bilpin being told to take shelter and warned it is too late to leave the area.
A blaze has also intensified in the Springwood area of the Blue Mountains, where more than 300 homes have either been destroyed or damaged.
Watch-and-act warnings remain in place for fires in the Southern Highlands and Mount Victoria, though cooler temperatures have assisted firefighters in other areas of the state.
The sheer size of the fires is proving a worry to authorities ahead of forecast hot and windy conditions.
Follow our blog for live updates as the situation unfolds:
ABC Emergency: www.abc.net.au/news/emergency
Rural Fire Service: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
Bureau of Meteorology: www.bom.gov.au
- More than 200 homes destroyed, 109 damaged
- Emergency warning in place for Springwood fire and Lithgow fire.
- That fire is threatening homes at Bell, Dargan, Berambing and Bilpin
- Watch-and-act warnings are in place for fires in the Southern Highlands and Mount Victoria
- The Defence Force is investigating if an explosives training exercise started the Lithgow fire
Rural Fire Service: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
Bureau of Meteorology: www.bom.gov.au
- More than 200 homes destroyed, 109 damaged
- Emergency warning in place for Springwood fire and Lithgow fire.
- That fire is threatening homes at Bell, Dargan, Berambing and Bilpin
- Watch-and-act warnings are in place for fires in the Southern Highlands and Mount Victoria
- The Defence Force is investigating if an explosives training exercise started the Lithgow fire
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