13/01/2020
Australia wildfires continue to sweep across the country
A large plume of bushfire smoke is seen over a sheep property in the Parndana region on January 09, 2020 on Kangaroo Island, Australia. Residents of the Kangaroo Island township of Parndana and Vivonne Bay have been told to evacuate as bushfire threatens both areas. The fire, which has been burning since last week and claimed two lives, had been downgraded to advice level but has now been upgraded, with watch and act messages current for two separate fire fronts. More than 155,000 hectares of land has been burned on Kangaroo Island since 4 January, and at least 56 homes were also destroyed.
