Photograph: Amy CoopesFacebook Twitter Pinterest Central Albury on 3 January. Photograph: Amy CoopesThe sports stadium down the street opened to evacuees, along with the showground. Photograph: Amy CoopesBreakingThe day of the firestorm, 4 January, we hit a record-breaking 46C in town. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Amy Coopes, photographed on 6 January 2020. Photograph: Amy Coopes• Amy Coopes is a Croakey editor, journalist and medical student• This piece was originally published in Croakey and is republished with permission.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2020 07:18 UTC