Australian navy begins evacuating stranded as fires rage
Tens of thousands of holidaymakers have been urged to leave national parks and tourist areas before temperatures rise to above 40°C again
03 January 2020 - 08:18
Batemans Bay/Sydney — The Australian navy on Friday began evacuating about 1,000 people stranded on the east coast of the fire-ravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW).
At the peak of the summer holiday period, tens of thousands of holidaymakers have been urged to leave national parks and tourist areas on the NSW south coast and eastern areas of Victoria before a return of temperatures above 40°C and hot winds on Saturday...
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