Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeastern Australia and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home. Authorities assess the damage after firefighters battled flames from new blazes in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
Sheep graze in a field shrouded with smoke haze near at Burragate, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. Wildfires continue to burn after warm dry weather hastened an early fire season in Australia.
“In the scheme of things, we did OK last night,” said Andrew Crisp, Victoria’s emergency management commissioner. Several firefighters received minor burns and one suffered shortness of breath, but they were not admitted to a hospital, he said. It also has brought accusations that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government needs to take more action to counter climate change, which experts say has worsened the blazes. Thousands of protesters rallied late Friday in Sydney and Melbourne, calling for Morrison to be fired and for Australia to take tougher action on global warming.
On Friday, thousands of people in the path of fires fled to evacuation centers, while some chose to ignore evacuation orders and stayed to defend their homes. Harris said he likes to live off the grid in his remote home, which is made from mud bricks. He has no electricity, instead using batteries to power the lights and a small wood burner to heat water. The cottage itself has a warm and cozy feel. And Harris feels like he has a point to make.
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