Arab Weather - Authorities said that forest fires were out of control on the eastern shore of Australia due to high temperatures and strong winds, and warned that the worst had not yet happened as firefighters fought to save lives and property.
By evening, 16 fires continued to burn in Victoria with the level of emergency or evacuation and 12 in New South Wales at the level of the emergency, in addition to 100 fires in other states. New fires started to burn, while others were out of control.
"We are preparing for a long night and we are not facing the worst yet," said Gladys Prijklylan, New South Wales Prime Minister, in an afternoon briefing. The situation is very volatile. ”
The authorities fear that the situation will become worse than it was on the eve of the new year when the fires ravaged large areas of grassland and forced residents and tourists to flee to the beaches.
It may not be possible to limit the damage until Sunday at the earliest. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the death toll in the current fire season that started in September was 23, including 12 in just last week's fires.
And the rural fire extinguishing service updated the emergency warnings about the fires, repeating the same advice to those who could not leave and said, "It's too late to leave. Look for shelter because fires are approaching. ”
On social media, residents posted pictures of the sky that were black and red because of smoke and burning fires, including pictures in the town of Malakota in Victoria State, which evacuated about a hundred of its residents by sea on Friday.
The Federal Government launched an unprecedented distress for the reserve forces in the army to support firefighters and demanded other resources, including a third naval vessel equipped for humanitarian and disaster relief operations.
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