Thousands evacuated from Australian tourist haven as bushfires rage
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY - Thousands of residents and holiday makers are evacuating a swathe of Victoria, in Australia’s southeast, as soaring temperatures and strong winds fan massive bushfires.
The fire danger is forecast to be extreme in seven of the state’s nine districts and threatened to close the Princes Highway, a major road artery in the region. Wholesale power prices in the hottest states - Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia - have soared above A$330 per megawatt hour , more than 10 times the prices in New South Wales and Queensland, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator data on Monday.
The size and geographical breadth of the fires make it one of the toughest bushfire seasons on record, even though the southern hemisphere summer is not yet at its mid-point.
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