Fire four times as large as London ravages in Australia

Heavy heat and hot winds are now making the extinguishing work in place, and according to AFP, temperatures in the affected states are above 40 degrees.

- Today, difficult conditions prevail. It is the hot, dry winds that will once again be the real challenge, Shane Fitzsimmons, New South Wales Fire Chief told AFP.

26 people have died as a result of the fires in Australia. In the state of New South Wales, it burned in more than 130 locations by the end of the week, of which 50 fires were not yet fully controlled. In total, an area of ​​100,000 square kilometers is fire-hardened - which is about the same size as Portugal - and over 2,000 homes burnt down.

The University of Sydney estimates that about one billion mammals, birds and reptiles have died in the fires.

In the shadow of the heavy extinguishing work, dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the government is growing. Climate protests took place in several cities around the country on Friday. Around 30,000 people demonstrated along Sydney's streets to get the government to put a higher gear on climate work and reduce coal exports.