Bushfire

Historic floods are sweeping Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales, forcing dams to spill over, rivers to burst their banks and thousands of people to evacuate. In parts of Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury-Nepean River system the flooding has reached levels not seen since 1961, according to the Bureau of Meteorology,…

The Humble Bundle video game store, which donates a portion of sales to charity, had a gigantic year in 2020. The company announced that it raised more than $30 million in 2020, supporting 224 charities in total. Of the $30 million, Humble Bundle raised more than $8.1 million for COVID-19…

coronavirus, The Canberra Hospital, COVID-19, coronavirus, International Women's Day When Australia got its first case of COVID-19, people were rightly panicked. To many on the wards of the Canberra Hospital, the virus was still the great unknown - but not to Wendy Beckingham. Her infection prevention and control team had…

Millions of dollars were donated to Australian recovery efforts after images of suffering koalas flooded our feeds. I f it’s even possible to remember a pre-pandemic news cycle that didn’t include the mention of COVID-19, you may recall the devastating bushfires that ravaged Australia in early 2020. It’s been just…

A winery owner is suing a West Australian Government agency and its contractor for more than $500,000 over damage to its vintage caused by a devastating fire it says started on a government-owned timber planation. Key points:A winery is suing the WA Forest Products Commission and contractor after a bushfireThere…

The bushfire near Perth destroyed dozens of homes and scorched more than 10,000 hectares Australian firefighters have managed to contain a bushfire burning near Perth, authorities said Saturday, allowing them to downgrade the blaze which has destroyed 86 homes. Despite another night battling the fire amid strong winds on the…

Strong winds threatening to fan a bushfire prompted Australia on Wednesday to urge thousands of people to leave their homes in the provincial capital of Perth, complicating a lockdown after the state detected its first coronavirus infection in 10 months. he fire in Western Australia has destroyed a swathe of…

(CNN)The state of Western Australia is facing an "unprecedented situation" as it battles a raging wildfire while millions of residents are under coronavirus lockdown, the state's premier Mark McGowan said in a media briefing Wednesday. The Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South West regions of Western Australia went…

Australian authorities have warned residents in Perth's east that they "need to act immediately to survive" as a massive bushfire continues to burn out of control. Crews are struggling to contain the blaze, which has destroyed at least 70 homes and sent residents fleeing. Despite the coronavirus lockdown in the…

World 2 Feb, 2021 08:48 AM3 minutes to read A wildfire burning north-east of Perth on Australia's west coast has destroyed 56 homes and is threatening more, with many locals across the region told it is too late to leave. The almost 17,000-acre blaze, which has a 60-kilometre perimeter, began…