Deadly fires in Australia: 23 dead, the flames had reached the size of Manhattan

Australian firefighters continue to fight the most catastrophic fire in an already devastating season of wildfires.

According to the latest data, three fires have merged and formed a single flame, which was greater than the new York city borough of Manhattan. According to the Department of the environment, the fires started during the night in the region Romeo in Victoria and covered an area of 6 000 hectares.

According to the fire service, in the neighbouring state of New South Wales fire South of Sydney remains «unmanaged». In recent months, were burned to 264 000 hectares of land.

Wildfires continue to rage in Australia, choking the sky with smoke, forcing thousands to flee.

The U.S. is now sending nearly two dozen more fire personnel to help battle the blazes. https://t.co/cTTCAwbskm pic.twitter.com/9xDbT8AYFy

— ABC News (@ABC) January 4, 2020

On Saturday, January 4, weather conditions rapidly deteriorated: the meteorological office has warned that winds increase and the temperature rises.

«Today, in many areas will be a day of serious and extreme fire danger,» said the Bureau.

According to meteorologists, the temperature in the national capital, Canberra, broke the record for 80 years, reaching 44°C. In the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith the mercury thermometer showed a reading of 48.9°C — setting a new record for the whole basin of Sydney.

THREAD: list of links where you can make donations to fight fires in Australia.

if you can’t donate, PLEASE share, speak out, relay the information, we are facing an extreme climate emergency and Australia needs our help. pic.twitter.com/SRqfi8SSPj

— marine (@alyciamrgan) January 4, 2020

The death toll is rising as the deteriorating conditions: Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, what is known about the deaths of 23 people, and since the beginning of the season in September destroyed more than 1,500 homes.

All three military forces — Navy, army and air force — worked this week to save people from areas under threat of fire, and the isolated city, cut off closed roads.

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