Australia fires: tens of thousands of evacuations underway, Sydney threatened with power outagesCATASTROPHE - The fire record in Australia is catastrophic but could get worse this weekend. In all, more than 100,000 people were called to evacuate. The city of Sydney is now threatened with power cuts after the destruction of 2 substations by fires. The figures for burned areas are beyond comprehension: more than 6 million hectares, twice the size of Belgium. However, perhaps the worst is yet to come in Australia, on the fire front. Australia is preparing for a further worsening of catastrophic forest fires this weekend, after the evacuation Friday by the national navy of a thousand people surrounded by flames in a city in the south-east. In the southeast of the country, where the fires are out of control, a state of emergency has been declared. Tens of thousands of evacuations in progress. Tens of thousands of Australians evacuated their homes on Saturday to flee the forest fires. No less than one hundred thousand people have been ordered to evacuate to three states in the country. A state of emergency has been declared in the southeast of the island continent, the most populous region. Sydney threatened with power outages. Power supplies to Australia’s most populous state, and its largest city, Sydney, are threatened by forest fires that have destroyed two substations, authorities warn of power outages if the situation is getting worse. The fires ravage New South Wales (South) have knocked down transmission lines in the south of the state, which are connected to the neighboring state of Victoria, tweeted Energy Minister Matt Kean. The minister called on residents to reduce their electricity consumption and to "turn off swimming pool pumps, lights in unoccupied rooms and avoid using washing machines and dishwashers." TransGrid power company director Paul Italiano said the system was holding up at this point, but was "under stress". The loss of a large power plant could result in power cuts to prevent the collapse of the power grid, he warned on ABC television. Eight million people live in New South Wales, 65% of whom live in the Greater Sydney area. 23 dead, 480 million animals killed. The fires left 23 dead, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, including 17 in the most populous state of New South Wales. The number of dead animals would rise to 480 million, in the state of New South Wales alone, according to a study by the University of Sydney. This assessment could be "considerably higher", according to specialists. Almost 3 times the fires in the Amazon. More than 6 million hectares, twice the size of Belgium, have been burned since September across the huge island continent. In comparison, nearly 2.5 million hectares went up in smoke in August in the Amazon, the largest tropical forest in the world. The 2018 fires in California destroyed nearly 800,000 hectares during one of the worst forest fire seasons in this American state. 3000 military reservists as reinforcements. More than 1,500 houses have been reduced to ashes, a figure that could increase as a result of the ongoing fires. Whole cities in the states of New South Wales and Victoria, southeast of Australia, were wiped out on the eve of New Years Eve. Thousands of volunteer firefighters are fighting the fires that started in September. On Saturday, the government called on 3,000 military reservists, an unprecedented mobilization, according to the Minister of Defense. Over 48 ° C in the shade. Sydney recorded record temperatures on Saturday, with 48.1 degrees recorded at Penrith in the western suburbs of Australia's most populous city. The temperature in Canberra reached 42.9 degrees, an unprecedented figure, said spokesman for Australian weather services Jonathan How. In these two cities, temperatures could rise further, he said. Several warning messages were issued on Saturday across Australian territory. One of them concerns a fire southwest of Sydney which could reach the outskirts of the megalopolis. We need your help, please donate
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