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Friday, 01/02/2015 11:18:43 PM

Friday, January 02, 2015 11:18:43 PM

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South Australia bushfire January 2015

"Australian inferno previews fire-prone future"



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South Australia bushfires: 19 towns told to evacuate immedately

Major emergency declared in South Australia as premier warns of ‘incredibly dangerous fire’ and urges residents to be prepared
• Victoria battling worsening extreme fire conditions
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/03/victorian-fire-crews-battle-320-fires-in-30-hours-as-conditions-worsen



More: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/03/six-homes-destroyed-southern-australia-catastrophic-fire-danger

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Live: SA faces most dangerous day since Ash Wednesday as 'incredibly dangerous' bushfire burns NE of Adelaide; crews battle blazes in Victoria

Updated 4 minutes agoSat 3 Jan 2015, 2:51pm
Map: Kersbrook 5231

Firefighters in South Australia and Victoria are battling out-of-control bushfires, with warnings today's conditions in the Adelaide Hills are the worst since Ash Wednesday more than 30 years ago.

A huge bushfire at Sampson Flat in the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges .. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-03/adelaide-hills-face-most-dangerous-fire-day-since-ash-wednesday/5998294 .. north-east of Adelaide is burning freely in all directions, with wind gusts forecast to hit 90 kilometres per hour.

Dozens of homes are feared to have been lost, and a major emergency has been declared. A wind change is expected to push the fire eastwards this afternoon.

Crews are also battling bushfires in Victoria, where a large grassfire has threatened homes in the state's west .. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-03/vic-fire-officials-prepare-for-grim-weather-conditions/5998100 .

More: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-03/bushfires-threaten-sa2c-vic-live-blog/5998270

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.. total aircraft involved upped from 48 to 63 .. this afternoon fears of wind-shift from northerly to westerly .. thunderstorm with lightning expected
later today .. winds about 70mph with gusts .. on the biggest firefighters having mainly to work to save houses and humans rather than to control ..

See also:

Northern California wildfire devastates town
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