Australia fires: crews battle through busy
night All eyes were on New South Wales yesterday but
today the focus shifts further north to Queensland, where
firefighters are continuing their marathon effort and
anticipating their worst day yet.
Follow live updates on our blog below:
Here
are some of the key details so far:
• In NSW, 17
fires are at “watch and act” level. In Queensland, five
fires are at a "watch and act" level.
• Conditions
for today are expected to be cooler but authorities are
warning people to stay vigilant.
• A total fire ban
would remain in force in NSW, and no “catastrophic”
conditions were expected for today.
• The state of
emergency, declared by Premier Gladys Berejiklian, is set to
last for a week.
• Three deaths were reported in
NSW since Friday, but there were no reports of deaths
yesterday. At least 21 people were injured yesterday,
including 13 firefighters
• 50 homes were damaged
or destroyed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of homes
affected by fires in NSW over the past week to more than
200
• Today, NSW’s Department of Education says
about 150 schools in the region are set to shut again.
• NSW's Rural Fire Service has an updating map on the
threat level of fires across the region as well as the
Queensland fire
service.