The situation continues to worsen in Australia, where out of control fires still ravage the southeast coast. The day of Saturday in particular is awaited with dread by the authorities: violent gusts of wind and temperatures above 40 ° C are likely to further fuel the 200 or so fires in progress. Firefighters asked residents and tourists on Thursday to leave the 200 km long coastal area from the picturesque town of Batemans Bay (280 km south of Sydney) to the south and the state of Victoria.
On the highway to Sydney, one of Australia's largest cities, hundreds of cars followed. Since the fires started in September, 17 people have died, thousands of hectares of bushland - the typical undergrowth of Australia - have been burned and hundreds of homes have been destroyed by fire.
