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Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season
Twenty-two people are dead, 21 more are missing and more than 1500 homes have been destroyed as fires burned through over six-million hectares of land.
January 4, 2020
AUSTRALIA’S CATASTROPHIC 2019-20 BUSHFIRES SEASON:
NSW/ACT
* 17 people dead
* 137 bushfires burning, 60 uncontained
* 3.6 million hectares burned, greater than the size of Belgium
* 1365 homes confirmed destroyed
VICTORIA
* Two people dead, 21 missing
* About 50 bushfires burning
* More than 820,000 hectares burned
* 68 structures confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise significantly
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
* Three people dead
* 17 bushfires burning, four of significance
* More than 100,000 hectares burned
* 88 homes confirmed destroyed
QUEENSLAND
* 33 bushfires burning
* 250,000 hectares burned
* 45 homes confirmed destroyed
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* More than 35 bushfires burning, two of significance
* 1.5 million hectares burned
* One home confirmed destroyed
TASMANIA
* 23 bushfires burning, two of significance
* 30,000 hectares burned
* Two homes confirmed destroyed
NORTHERN TERRITORY
* Five bushfires burning
* Five homes confirmed destroyed