of Australia's wildfires have been burning for months , More than 10 millionhectares.
On the 8th local time, forest fires continued to burn inAustralia. According to the latest report from Reuters, the area burnedhas increased to 10.3 million hectares. The death toll was25. Australian government departments issued a warning on the same day,saying that the next temperature rise will cause difficulties in fireprotection work, and the situation is not optimistic.
The Australian government department warned on the 8th that after thetemperature dropped briefly, the local temperature is expected to rise againaround the 10th, and the weather will be drier, which will bring difficultiesto fire fighting. Local residents need to prepare for a new round ofemergency evacuation.
In addition to the casualties, mountain fires have also caused the destructionof thousands of houses and a large number of animal casualties. Ecologistsfrom the University of Sydney predicted on the 8th that the number of dead orinjured animals in forest fires may rise to 1 billion. The fire alsocaused severe air pollution in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and other cities,affecting the communications and power supply of thousands of residents, andrelevant departments are working hard to repair it.
Severe forest fires have persisted for many months in many parts of Australia. Atpresent, there are still a large number of ignition points across thecountry. Drought and high temperatures are the main causes of the spreadof forest fires. Locals and experts have also criticized the Australiangovernment for its weak response.
(Original title: Australia's forest fires have been burning for months, over 10million hectares)
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