New South Wales Officials Celebrates as All Fires Are Now Contained
Fire officials in New South Wales Australia celebrate as they say “all fires are now contained” after a devastating and horrendous wildfire season.
Australia has since October been overwhelmed by an unprecedented bushfire season made worse by climate change. Swathes of the country have burned, hundreds of millions of animals have died, more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed and several lives have been lost.
In our previous article, video footage was shared on social media where dead animals lining in the roads in Australia. Dead animals line the roads in Australia, where fires continue to rage.
Meanwhile, fire officials in Australia are celebrating a landmark moment, saying that for the first time in what has been a horrendous wildfire season, every fire in hard-hit New South Wales is now under control.
According to the report of NPR, “After what’s been a truly devastating fire season for both firefighters and residents who suffered through so much this season, all fires are now contained in New South Wales, which is great news,” NSW Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said Thursday in a video.
“Not all fires are out,” Rogers added, noting that some fires are burning in the state’s far south. “But all fires are contained, so we can really focus on helping people rebuild.”
The heavy rain that has helped to finally douse the flames may also have been supercharged by climate change. Rain over the past week has caused flash flooding in areas unused to such downpours, with one of Sydney’s main dams recording an increase in the water of around 18 percent in under two days.
The overall death toll from the bush fires now exceeds 30, with more than 2,500 homes destroyed. Recently, some people have been sharing images of regeneration that is taking place among the burnt-out trees and that the images provide welcome hope and relief in the wake of devastation.
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