Australia orders mass evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Thousands of tourists have been given less than 48 hours to evacuate fire-ravaged coastal communities as Australia braces for a heatwave Saturday expected to fan deadly bushfires.

Catastrophic blazes ripped through swathes of the continent's south-east on New Year's Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers as seaside towns were ringed by flames.

The New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service on Thursday morning declared a "tourist leave zone" stretching about 200 kilometres (124 miles) from the popular holiday spot of Bateman's Bay along the usually picturesque south-east coast to neighbouring Victoria state, where people are also being urged to evacuate fire-threatened areas.

Visitors are being warned to leave before Saturday, which is forecast to bring gusting winds and temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/australia-orders-mass-evacuation-of-fire-ravaged-towns-before-heatwave/ar-BBYwR4m?li=BBnb7Kz

[IcyPeas]

1. good lord

Visitors are being warned to leave before Saturday, which is forecast to bring gusting winds and temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

heatwave plus gusting winds - the worst conditions for firefighters. (can you imagine wearing all that gear)

[MFM008]

2. Australia

Is going to become unlivable.

[progree]

3. And their solar equivalent to N. Hemisphere's July is just beginning nt

[Lisa0825]

4. My niece is in NSW

So far, they are not in an evac zone, but I have been worried about them, and just the general devastation to towns, people, and wildlife. It is heartbreaking