Wildfires

Wildfires - Australia

A complex fire system with a collective area of almost 400,000 hectares has been burning within the Shire of Esperance this week, with fears it could last weeks if not months.

Several fires were started by lightning in a number of areas including Cape Le Grand, Boyatup, the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, Salmon Gums, and a very large fire north of Cascade Road that has now spread across Lake King road.

Wildfires - Malacca

There were 378 cases of farm, forest and bush fires in the state in the first two months of the year as the country is hit by a hot and dry spell. Melaka Fire and Rescue Department said from the total, bush fires were the highest with 357 cases compared with forest fires (11 cases) and farm fires (10 cases).