Bushfires have killed 33 people and about 1 billion animals since September, while 2,500 homes and an area the size of Greece have been destroyed. One blaze in a national park south of Canberra was upgraded to the emergency warning level, as the emergency services chief told residents to stay on alert, given rising winds could spark spot fires in the suburbs. People in some areas near in Namadgi National Park were told it was too late to leave. Images show Canberra cloaked in thick, hazardous smoke on Tuesday:My girlfriend just sent me this view from her driveway in Canberra. #CanberraFirespic.twitter.com/fSLgYsggiL — Tam (@tamzy888) January 28, 2020Bushfire now cresting the ridge south of Canberra.

Source: Huffington Post January 28, 2020 21:45 UTC