The largest city in Australia is increasingly suffering from the dense smoke, in which it is wrapped. The office of meteorology warned of hazardous air quality values and visibility is poor in many Parts of the city and its surroundings. Even if the Wind will change in the course of the day, its direction, and from the South come, “is not going to distribute the smoke,” wrote the authority on the same day on Twitter.
in the coming days, no easing of the situation in sight, quite the contrary: According to the weather forecast the temperatures to rise in a strong Wind and low humidity over 40 degrees. These conditions are referred to state authorities as extremely difficult. Is mainly affected the South-Eastern state of New South Wales.
A big load for the people…
Because of the smoke the visibility was in most Parts of Sydney according to the air quality Index for the state environmental authority is extremely low. The Ministry of health announced that the “corrosive” air pollution is a major burden for vulnerable people, particularly for the elderly.
Around 2000 firefighters are fighting more than 80 bushfires burning throughout the state. Including the “mega fire” in the North-West of Sydney with about 60 kilometre-long fire front. Depending on wind direction the smoke moves again and again in the metropolis. Because of the smoke of the transport network, with buses or ferries is restricted or even ceased.
Sydney ferries have just been suspended due to this insane bushfire smoke. Visibility is what, a couple of hundred metres right now? Follow our live blog for more updates on #Sydney smoke and #nswfires: https://t.co/X4tKMt9ml5
— Jenny Noyes (@Jenny noise) December 10, 2019
…and the Dead for thousands of animals
Since October, the Bush fires burned according to the authorities, approximately 2.7 million hectares of Land in the East of Australia. So far, six people were killed according to official figures, killed more than 680 houses were destroyed. According to experts ‘ estimates, scorched in addition, more than 2000 Koalas. Together with kangaroos, Koalas are one of the most well-known animals that are only native to Australia.
Normally, the time of the Bush fires begins in Australia in December. This year it started already in October.
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Created: 10.12.2019, 08:44 PM
