Residents of Victoria state’s fire-ravaged east were urged to leave before another heatwave raises the bushfire danger Friday, while in South Australia state authorities began relocating people from a small community on Kangaroo Island. “Leave, and leave early,” Victoria police minister Lisa Neville urged those in the danger zone. The Insurance Council of Australia says claims worth Aus$700 million ($485 million) had already been filed and the figure was expected to climb significantly. The government has earmarked an initial Aus$2 billion ($1.4 billion) for a national recovery fund to help devastated communities. Image: AFP / SAEED KHAN Houses in Mogo Village in Australia’s New South Wales were gutted by bushfire

Source: Egypt Independent January 08, 2020 07:18 UTC