Wildfires - Australia
More than two dozen homes and 41 sheds have been destroyed as South Australia’s worst bushfires since the 1983 Ash Wednesday blaze continue to rage in the Adelaide Hills, with dangerous weather conditions forecast for the next two days.
The weekend’s firestorm eased slightly on Monday, but the South Australian premier, Jay Weatherill, said 11 live fires were still burning and sudden flare-ups and falling trees presented a “very clear danger”.
Fire has burnt through more than 12,500 hectares of the state since Friday, the most serious blaze in the Sampson Flat area, in the Mount Lofty Ranges about 38km north-west of Adelaide. More than 1100 properties lie in the fire-affected areas.
More than 700 firefighters, aided by 10 water-bombing aircraft, have battled the flames, with reinforcements from New South Wales and Victoria due to arrive within the next 24 hours.
A home has been lost in a bushfire in Western Australia's south-west, as firefighters brought blazes in Yallingup and Bailup under control.
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