New forest fires enveloped the australian city of Sydney in thick smoke Monday evening and Tuesday morning local time.
Strong winds sent thick smoke from over 60 nearby fires over Australia’s largest city.
Here was, among other things, the iconic buildings, the sydney Opera house and Harbour Bridge are difficult to see.
War & disasters – 13. nov. 2019 – at. 04:48 A million hectares of Australia’s east coast have gone up in flames
the State of New South Wales’ (NSW) ministry of health has issued a warning and advises citizens to stay indoors.
the Smoke would contain ten times as many harmful particles as the at a dangerous level.
– For most people will smoke irritate the eyes, nose and throat, but for persons with, among others, asthma can be more dangerous, says Richard Broom, who is the head of NSW’s department of health.
Fierce forest fires in the last few weeks destroyed over a million hectares of forest and cultivated land in the regions of NSW and Queensland, where there are several places have been droughts in over three years.
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According to NSW’s brandmyndighed will the smoke linger over Sydney in the course of Tuesdays, when the strong wind keep time in the surrounding forest fires.
Four people have died and over 300 homes have been destroyed by fires in the past week.
More than 1,300 firefighters are battling at the moment with the fire, and issued afbrændingsforbud in most areas.
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