Australian authorities are urging residents to abandon entire towns that lie in the path of intensifying wildfires, and are launching naval and air rescue operations along the country's southeast coast
Australian authorities are launching naval and air rescue operations along the country's southeast coast as deadly wildfires intensify, stranding residents and tourists in towns that may be wiped out by Saturday.
The Australian Defence Force sent navy vessels on Friday to the fire-threatened town of Mallacoota, in Victoria state, where thousands of people fled their homes and sought refuge on a beach earlier this week. More than 960 people will be evacuated on Friday to Western Port, south of Melbourne, the ADF said.Photos from Mallacoota show people wearing face masks and lining up to board the vessels, with the air blanketed in yellow haze and smoke.
Australian PM heckled by angry residents about bushfires 01:33When asked about the confrontations on Friday, Morrison said he had"stood with" the woman in discussing fire service support, and that he had been"pleased" to see the community's resilience."People are angry, I understand," he added."People have suffered great loss. They are hurting and raw, that is what happens in natural disasters.
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