After fires that could not be controlled for months, dust storm, hail and flood disaster struck the country.
Officials from the fire department reported that in the flood that occurred after the hail that was effective today in the capital of Australia, Canberra, some trees were rooted and 2 people were injured. Suddenly suppressing; damage to public buildings, homes, businesses and cars. Power cuts occurred in some parts of the city.
In the towns of Dubbo, Broken Hill, Nyngan and Parkes, the dust cloud carried by winds of up to 107 kilometers per hour covered the sky. In Melbourne, the second largest city in Australia, the hail storm that is effective yesterday and today is expected to continue in the coming days. Also, storms that were effective on the Gold Coast in Brisbane and Queensland, where fires were most effective at the weekend, led to floods.
It is noted that precipitation in New South Wales and Victoria is also effective on fires but not completely finished. Authorities warned of fire hazard, stressing that the temperature will rise this week in New South Wales and Victoria.
Death toll rise to 28
Throughout the country, the number of people who lost their lives due to uncontrollable fires since September rose to 28, with a total area of more than 10.3 million hectares, and more than 2,600 houses, mostly in the state of New South Wales.
The US National Aviation and Space Agency’s (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center reported that fumes caused by fires that have been active in forests and meadows in Australia for months and occasionally spilled into settlements are expected to travel around the Earth at least once.
The Wildlife Conservation Foundation (WWF) has estimated that 1.25 billion animals may have died directly or indirectly in fires that have lasted for months in Australia. It is believed that reptiles and birds and mammals such as koalas and kangaroos are among the most dead animals.
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