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In Australia, after a few days of calm, gusts of wind and scorching temperatures have further aggravated the situation on the fire front. The Prime Minister of the State of New South Wales in the country has reported 130 active fires, 50 of which are out of control.
The “mega-fire”, this scenario much feared by firefighters became reality at dusk in New South Wales : two bush fires now form only one gigantic carpet of flames devouring an almost four times the size of New York City. Firefighters expect a difficult night; in the dark, the Canadairs will not be able to help them.
American firefighters
American firefighters, arrived in Sydney, are on the way to join their Australian colleagues but on another front of violent fires: that in the neighboring state of Victoria, where the authorities called on thousands of inhabitants to evacuate their houses before 'it is too late.
The situation is also very serious on Kangaroo Island in the south - the largest city, Kingscote, is cut off from the rest of the world by gigantic blazers.
“C hange your politics and not the climate! "
In Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, thousands of protesters once again took to the streets to call on the Conservative government to reduce the country's dependence on coal . On a sign you could read this slogan: " Hang your policy and not the climate!" ".
► Koala hospital tries to save the species decimated by the fires