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Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season
Twenty-four people are dead, one is missing and more than 1800 homes have been destroyed as fires burned through over 10 million hectares of land.
January 6, 2020
AUSTRALIA’S CATASTROPHIC 2019/20 BUSHFIRES SEASON:
NSW
* 19 people dead, one missing
* 136 bushfires burning on the South Coast, Snowy Mountains, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Mid North Coast
* Almost five million hectares burned
* 1482 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise significantly
VICTORIA
* Two people dead
* 31 bushfires burning in Gippsland, northeast and alpine regions
* More than 1.2 million hectares burned
* More than 200 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise significantly
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
* Three people dead
* 23 bushfires burning on Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Hills, top of the Eyre Peninsula and the southeast
* More than 200,000 hectares burned
* 88 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise significantly
QUEENSLAND
* 37 bushfires burning in the far north, central, southeast and Central Highlands
* 2.5 million hectares burned
* 48 homes confirmed destroyed
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* 26 bushfires burning, in the Goldfield-Esperance region, Wheatbelt, Perth region and southeast
* 1.7 million hectares burned
* One home confirmed destroyed
TASMANIA
* 24 bushfires burning across the state’s north, east and south
* More than 32,000 hectares burned
* Two homes confirmed destroyed
ACT
* One bushfire burning in Namadgi National Park
* Significant smoke haze from interstate blazes
NORTHERN TERRITORY
* No bushfires burning
* Five homes confirmed destroyed